Newcastle United were keen on Tottenham defender Cameron Carter-Vickers before his move to Celtic.
Football.London's Alasdair Gold reports the Magpies considered bringing the 23-year-old to St James' Park but a move did not materialise and he has instead joined Celtic on loan.
Carter-Vickers is well known to Newcastle coach Graeme Jones, who is a member of Steve Bruce's backroom staff and worked with England at Euro 2020.
Speaking on the Gold & Guest talk Tottenham podcast, Gold said: "I know Newcastle were interested. They had a real think about bringing him in this window as well because I think it's Graeme Jones who is at Newcastle, was also at Bournemouth and also (at Luton).
“I think he had him at both clubs and he was telling Newcastle, look, I think he could do a job but it didn't happen in the end."
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