Newcastle Transfer News: Bordeaux Forward Targeted If Toon's Charlie Austin Pursuit Fails

Newcastle United are putting contingency plans into place just in case they miss out on signing Queens Park Rangers' Charlie Austin - and Bordeaux could offer them Uruguay forward Diego Rolan to nestle the blow. The 22-year-old, who is also being tracked by Sevilla, Malaga and Stoke City, is believed to be keen to move to England and could be available for just £4 million this summer, according to The Chronicle. Despite Austin and Wolfsburg forward Bas Dost topping Newcastle's striking priority list, the club are ensuring they do have back-up options in place should neither deal come to fruition.

Although Newcastle have expanded their horizons recently, the French market remains chief scout Graham Carr's favourite hunting ground - and Bordeaux forward Rolan has certainly pricked his interest. The seven-cap Uruguay international, who has scored one goal to date for his country and has played in two of their Copa America matches in Chile so far this summer, moved to France from Defensor Sporting in 2013 after an impressive South American Youth Championship and he has continued to improve at Bordeaux. A return of 17 goals from 61 league games is decent, while the 22-year-old also has the pace to operate as a wide forward or even as a winger. Incredibly, 15 of those 17 strikes came during the 2014-15 season - so it seems Rolan has really kicked on in recent months. Reportedly a transfer target for Stoke, it would likely take a fee of just £3-4 million to bring Rolan to the Premier League - an investment that could prove brilliant value for money considering he would have sell-on potential. CLICK HERE to read "10 Copa America Players Newcastle Could Realistically Target".For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow whatculture.com/NUFC on Twitter and Facebook.