Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez will already be making plans for next season after his side surpassed the magic 40-point mark with the 2-1 win against Arsenal at St James' Park on Sunday, and that will include starting to identify potential transfer targets.

One area he could look to strengthen is at left-back, where Paul Dummett has had little competition for his place and a position that was a problem one earlier in the campaign when the 26-year-old was absent through injury.

January loan addition Kenedy could play there but has been playing further forward over the course of the last few months, but he is far from certain to stay on Tyneside beyond the end of the campaign.

One player that may have caught the eye of Benitez is Southampton's Matt Targett, who was sent out on loan to Championship side Fulham at the start of 2018 having found first-team opportunities hard to come by at St Mary's this term.

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Since he joined the Cottagers, they have embarked on a 15-match unbeaten run that has put them in contention to win automatic promotion to the Premier League, with the 22-year-old, rated at £2.7m by Transfermarkt, particularly impressive with Ryan Sessegnon down the left flank, scoring once and providing a further assist.

With his parent club in real danger of suffering relegation to the Championship, the England U21 international could be on his way out of St Mary's this summer having previously hinted at an exit last week.

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