Newcastle United are ready to launch a move for Bayer Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba, sources have told Football Insider.
The 24-year-old, who is also wanted by Tottenham, has been made a top target by the Magpies as they line up their latest summer arrival.
Football Insider revealed last week (4 August) that Spurs planned to accelerate their push to sign Tapsoba after completing the capture of Micky van de Ven from Wolfsburg.
Leverkusen are demanding around £50million for the defender and that price could rise if multiple other European clubs formalise their interest in the coming weeks.
Spurs are keen to add at least two new options at centre-back this summer after the position has been identified by Ange Postecoglou as a key area to strengthen.
Tapsoba, 24, is wanted by clubs around Europe and is keen to move to a top side this summer amid major competition for his signature.
The north London side have been busy trying to bring in a number of talents and have so far brought in Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison as well as making the loan moves for Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro permanent.
Meanwhile, Newcastle have already signed Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, and Tino Livramento this summer and are looking to add Tapsoba to this list.
Tapsoba has made 100 Bundesliga appearances for Bayer Leverkusen and is now a key feature for the side after joining from Vitoria Guimaraes in 2020.
The centre-back has been capped 36 times for Burkina Faso.