TOWNSEND FEE AGREED'
Newcastle are close to signing Andros Townsend from Tottenham after the clubs agreed a compromise over the fee for the England winger, according to The Guardian.
Sky sources revealed earlier today that Newcastle, along with Watford, were still interested in Townsend but were struggling to match Spurs’ valuation, believed to be £14million.
However, the Guardian report Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has intervened to request his club accept Newcastle’s lower bid – understood to be somewhere in the middle of the two clubs’ valuations.
The news has now left the door open for Townsend to finally complete his move away from White Hart Lane, with the 24-year-old expected to finalise his move to the North East in the next 48 hours.