Newcastle United have made an initial approach for Feyenoord winger Jean-Paul Boetius after missing out on Florian Thauvin.
The Marseille winger, who was spotted by head scout Graham Carr some years ago and was the subject of a bid in January 2013, was again approached by the Premier League outfit but a proposed move fell through.
Steve McClaren is now concentrating on the highly-rated Netherlands international to further bolster his attacking options, with the club hoping a fee of around €2 million (£1.4m) will snap up the 21-year-old.
Boetius's contract expires next summer and McClaren feels a reduced fee can be agreed with Feyenoord for a player who represented his country at youth level before earning a senior outing in March 2014.
Newcastle signed striker Aleksandar Mitrovic from Anderlecht earlier on Tuesday, for a reported fee of £13m, and owner Mike Ashley is ready to further fund McClaren's summer recruitment drive.
Georgino Wijnaldum arrived earlier in July, for a fee believed to be around £15m, and McClaren is understood to retain an interest in QPR's Charlie Adam but is not willing to pay the £15m asking price.
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