Real Betis defender Junior Firpo is attracting major Premier League interest.

ABC says Newcastle United and Crystal Palace have both sent scouts to watch Junior.

The 22-year-old left-back has been in fine form for La Liga side Real Betis and notched three goals in his last four appearances.

He has a huge £44.6million release clause in his contract, but it is not expected to take a fee of that magnitude to tempt Betis to part with the Dominican Republic-born player.

Junior has also been tracked by Arsenal and Manchester City this past year.