Featured three times in 2017: Why Leeds must sign Newcastle outcast after £4.5m signing
Loss of Taylor
The 2015-16 player of the year has been left his boyhood club this summer after he turned down multiple contract offers from Leeds this season.
The 23-year-old has joined Premier League outfit Burnley on a free transfer, and his void now needs to be filled by Christiansen this summer.
Haidara should be seriously considered by the Whites as the man to replace Taylor, who could prove to be an inspired signing after establishing himself as a Premier League player when first signing for Newcastle.