Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew remains confident signing a new striker before the transfer deadline falls.
Paris St Germain's Mevlut Erding remains among their targets despite suggestions at the weekend that he intends to stay in France, but having previously missed out on the likes of Kevin Gameiro and Gervinho, Pardew is keen to make a significant breakthrough as soon as possible.
He said: "I don't really want to mention names, but all strikers who are available, we are keeping a close eye on.
"It's important that we keep bolstering the team as best we can.
"We have obviously been looking for a striker - we are still bidding for a striker as we speak - so we are doing all we can to get the right players for Newcastle.
"It's not easy, it's not an easy market - strikers are always the most difficult to get across the line - but we are working hard on it."
