Newcastle United retain hope of signing Hertha Berlin striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
The Sunday Express says Lasogga, 22, was on Tyneside last week.
Toon were hoping the secret trip would seal an £8million move to them.
But it's understood Lasogga's mother would prefer the 22-year-old to stay in Germany.
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