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Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren is confident the Magpies are closing in on summer targets - as Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrović appears close to being the first through the door this summer.

A move to AS Roma fell though for the €18million rated forward but with Newcastle keen to get their first summer signing over the line, he has now emerged as the man United could turn to for goals this term.

Talks for the Serbian 20-year-old are thought to be ongoing.

But McClaren said: “There’s been a lot of speculation but we are close on one or two.

“It would be nice to get one or two but we need to be patient.

“We just need the right players.

“There’s a long way to go before the end of the window, there are still quite a few weeks before the start of the season and it’s important what you have at the close of the window.”