Newcastle United will only consider allowing Dwight Gayle to leave in January if they receive bids of more than £15 million for the striker following interest from a host of Championship clubs.

Steve Bruce, the Newcastle manager, does not want to lose Gayle and thinks the asking price will be too much for clubs outside of the Premier League to find in January.

West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest are just two of the sides who want to bring Gayle in to boost their promotion chances. Stoke City could also return after agreeing a fee with Newcastle in the summer, only for the move to collapse as they could not afford his wages under financial fair play rules. Leeds United have also been linked with the former Crystal Palace centre-forward.

Although there has been a huge amount of interest shown in the 29-year-old, who scored 24 goals for West Brom on loan in the Championship last season and 23 for Newcastle when they were promoted as champions back in 2016/17, Bruce is not thought to have any interest in discussing a loan deal.

That, though, is seemingly what most Championship clubs want to do, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. Newcastle would want the money now and they would have to have a deal in place to sign a replacement for Bruce to sanction his departure.