Source: Newcastle United in hotel talks over signing Rangers sensation Alex Lowry
Newcastle United have held talks over signing Rangers sensation Alex Lowry this summer, Football Insider can exclusively reveal.
This site revealed last Monday that the Glasgow giants have offered the attacking midfielder, 18, a new contract worth £5,000-a-week after, as revealed on 16 February, he knocked back their opening contract offer.
A recruitment source has told Football Insider that Newcastle are at the front of the queue of Premier League clubs keen to lure Lowry south of the border.
His agent met Newcastle head of recruitment Steve Nickson in a hotel ahead of the Premier League clash against Wolves on 8 April.
United outlined their interest in a deal but they face competition from top-tier rivals.
Lowry is weighing up his options as Rangers try to stop him heading out this summer.
The Scottish Cup finalists want the youngster to agree to a new deal running to summer 2024 and that would replace his existing agreement, which expires next year.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst and club officials arranged a meeting last week with the teenager and his family in a bid to persuade him to stay.
The club believe the youngster has huge potential and are aware of interest from south of the border.
Lowry has made four Rangers appearances in total after breaking into the first team this season.
He scored on his debut – a 4-0 victory over Stirling Albion on 21 January – and has gone on to make three other senior appearances.
The Scotland under-19 international can play in various attacking positions, including behind the main striker and on the right and left flanks.
He was an unused substitute in both Sunday’s Cup win over Celtic and Thursday’s Europa League thriller triumph against Braga.
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