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Magpies ready to offer Rangers £7m for Tottenham target Cuellar

Newcastle are ready to test Rangers’ determination to hang on to Carlos Cuellar by making a £7million bid for the defender.

Cuellar, 26, has been a big hit in his debut season in the SPL since signing from Osasuna for £2.3m and was has been voted the league’s player of the year.

The Spaniard signed a four-year contract and his impressive performances have alerted a host of Premier League clubs.

Reports in The Sun suggest Dennis Wise, Newcastle’s executive director of football, was in the crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium for last week’s UEFA Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg to watch Cuellar.

Cuellar has also attracted the attentions of Tottenham Hotspur as manager Juande Ramos looks to shore up his leaky defence.

Newcastle also fancy FC Basel’s 19-year-old striker Eren Derdiyok.  He scored against England for Switzerland at Wembley when he came on as a second-half sub in February.

Ready to pack his bags? Carlos Cuellar

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