Fabrizio Romano has dropped an exciting Newcastle United transfer update as deadline day looms closer.

What's the story?

According to recent reports from The Shields Gazette, Steve Bruce's side have made their checks on Liverpool's Kabak, with QPR's Rob Dickie and former Celtic star Kristoffer Ajer also those who have said to have been scouted.

Now, Romano has delivered an update on where things stand with the Magpies' pursuit of Kabak.

Writing on Twitter, he said: "Torino have made a bid to sign former Liverpool centre back Özan Kabak. €1.5m loan fee plus buy option, Schalke refused as they want permanent deal. Talks on. #transfers Newcastle are also interested in Kabak but no official bid yet."

Premier League proven

With Liverpool without the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez last season, Kabak was thrust straight into the deep end by Jurgen Klopp, but that certainly didn't faze him, with the centre-back's maturity something that has been previously lauded.

Thomas Hitzlersperger once commented: "It's incredible how worldy-wise he is for his age. It's astonishing. I see him every day and am amazed at how he mature he is."

In fact, Klopp even revealed that Schalke boss David Wagner said "he would be a future captain", while Arsenal's former head of recruitment Sven Mislintat was equally glowing when talking about him.

He told The Athletic: "I told Jurgen that he’s a top lad. Top mentality, top character, top aggression. He’s a (Dejan) Lovren-type player. Very good in the air, both defensively and in the opposition box.

"He played his best stuff for us (at Stuttgart). He hasn’t been able to show how good he is at Schalke. He still needs to learn but he has all the skills for Klopp to make a success of him."

With Liverpool having decided not to take up their option to sign Kabak in the summer, the £22.5m-rated ace could well be a shrewd signing for the Magpies.

Fans will surely be buzzing with the prospect of a Premier League proven player arriving at St James' Park if Newcastle do in fact follow up on their interest in the centre-back.

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