Eddie Howe "would love" to sign England international as Newcastle eye "British core" - Report

Speaking to GiveMeSport, journalist Dean Jones has stated that he is confident Newcastle will target Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin in a bid to create a "British core" at the club.

Supposedly, Howe "would love" to sign the Sheffield-born goal scorer who was valued at around £60million back in January, but is unlikely to cost such a high fee now.

It has also previously been reported that the striker's agent was recently at St James' Park amid rumours that the club were very interested in his talents.

While the deal looked a lot more likely to occur if Everton had been relegated, Newcastle remain unwavering in their hopes to bring the England international to Tyneside.

The forward only has five league goals in what has been a difficult season for everyone at Everton - compared to last year's tally of 16 which earned him a spot in Gareth Southgate's Euro 2020 squad.

Following a toe injury which kept him out for almost four months, the 25-year-old appears to be back to scoring ways after he bagged two in his last three games.