Pochettino would get in ‘top players’ at Newcastle says pundit
Newcastle's on-loan midfielder Valentino Lazaro is ready to convince the club into making his move permanent when the season gets back underway later this month.
Valentino Lazaro will remain at Newcastle until the end of the extended season (Image: GETTY)
And the report adds that while Newcastle have not decided whether to keep Lazaro, he is prepared to 'show United what he can do' in their final games of the season.
Meanwhile, defender Paul Dummett is targetting a return to the first-team after recovering from what was initially a season-ending injury.
Dummett suffered a serious hamstring injury during the 1-1 draw at Wolves in January and wasn't expected to feature again.
But the enforced break to the season means Dummett, who is back in full training, is able to make an impact for Steve Bruce in their relegation fight.
Dummett was not included in Newcastle's squad list for the second half of the season but he's hopeful the Premier League will relax their rules and allow clubs to make additions to their list.
Valentino Lazaro has made five appearances for Newcastle (Image: GETTY)
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He told nufc.co.uk: "It's been about 20 weeks since I got injured, so it has been a long time.
"I've done everything I could in terms of equipment that I had at home, with strength work that I had to do for the hamstring and all the running sessions I was getting sent over from the physios.
"I kept on top of those - five running sessions and three gym sessions a week - so I did everything I could to make sure that when training did restart, I was ready to go and I feel really good.
"I joined in an 11 v 11 game the other day - it was only a 45-minute game but I felt totally fine, and I've spoken to the manager about the squad situation as well.
"He's hopeful, and the club are hopeful, that the rules will be relaxed and changed.
"Whether we can add extra players to the 25-man squad or resubmit the 25-man squad, we'll have to see what happens, but hopefully the Premier League will change the rules because there's obviously a lot of factors where that would be beneficial."
Newcastle's first game back will be a home fixture against Sheffield United.