Newcastle target Chancel Mbemba celebrates after scoring for Anderlecht

Newcastle United are on the verge of completing the signing of Chancel Mbemba from Anderlecht.

The defender has arrived on Tyneside for a medical, with a fee of around £8m being agreed between the two clubs.

The Democratic Republic of Congo international will become Newcastle manager Steve McClaren’s third signing of the summer if the deal is completed.

The 20-year-old will join former team-mate Aleksandar Mitrovic at St James' Park, after he also signed from Anderlecht earlier this week.