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Brendan Galloway is closing in on a season-long loan move to Newcastle United.

The Championship side made an official approach to Everton on Friday and talks have been on-going over the past few days.

Everton are set to pocket a loan fee for the 20-year-old who could seal his move to the North East before the end of the day.

Galloway featured in four of Everton's first five pre-season friendlies this summer including against FK Jablonec in Austria where he scored the winning goal.

But the young defender was not in the squad for Wayne Rooney's testimonial and was an unused substitute in last weekend's defeat to Espanyol.

And so new Everton boss Ronald Koeman is ready the sanction of a loan move for the youngster signed from MK Dons in the summer of 2014.

Galloway made his senior debut at the end of the 2014-15 season and went onto make 19 appearances last term.

But with Koeman looking to add experience at centre-half, as well as having cover for Leighton Baines at left-back, the Blues manager will give Galloway the go-ahead to spend the season away from Goodison.