Newcastle United are understood to be in hot pursuit of Anderlecht's Serbian international Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Chronicle Live is reporting that Mitrovic may arrive in Newcastle within the next 24 hours to hold face-to-face talks with the Premier League club.

It is understood that Mitrovic's family visited St James' Park in recent days, with the 20-year-old's younger brother photographed at the venue.

Toon boss Steve McClaren is currently with his squad in the United States, but will continue to monitor the situation through regular updates from managing director Lee Charnley and chief scout Graham Carr.

"Lee Charnley and Graham Carr are doing a great job to ensure we get the right players and we have to be patient," McClaren said.