Newcastle United have enjoyed an impressive start to the season and it seems boss Alan Pardew is already looking at players to further strengthen his squad with FC Twente striker Luuk de Jong.
The Toon currently sit fourth in the league having not lost a league game and despite the impressive form of Demba Ba, it is believed the club are still looking for a new striker.
Ba and Leon Best have started the season in superb fashion, but after the sale of Andy Carroll to Liverpool last season many Newcastle fans are still keen to see another forward arrive at St. James Park.
The 21-year-old has scored 21 league goals in just two seasons with Twente and earlier this year earned his first call up to the Holland national team. De Jong made his debut against Austria and then scored his first international goal against Finland in a Euro 2012 qualifying match.
The Sunday Sun suggests that the striker first caught the attention last season and could be the player to finally be the long term replacement for Carroll.
De Jong has started the season in superb fashion scoring seven goals in his first eight games as Twente have moved up to third in the league, level with PSV Eindhoven and four points behind leaders AZ Alkmaar.
Newcastle are currently employing a transfer policy of persuading young European players to come to the club and de Jong certainly fits the bill.
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