Ben Jacobs has namedropped Newcastle United when discussing where Moises Caicedo could go in the summer.

The Lowdown: Newcastle will look for a midfielder

For the majority of the January transfer window, it was widely reported and accepted that Newcastle were looking to hand Eddie Howe a new central midfielder with the likes of Youri Tielemans and Caicedo being tipped with a move.

When Jonjo Shelvey departed for Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis many may well have expected PIF to be bullish in the market and replace him with an upgrade, although nobody arrived on deadline day.

While The Athletic documented Newcastle's interest in Caicedo, Brighton's unwillingness to even enter discussions with other clubs suggested that no matter what, he wasn't going to be leaving.

The Latest: Caicedo to be looked at in the summer

Despite his eye-watering price tag, Ben Jacobs did indeed name-drop the Magpies on his Twitter Space when discussing what the future holds for Caicedo after his failed attempt to force through a January move.

He said: (1:24:55) "I genuinely believe it's going to be very difficult for Brighton to get £70 million for Moises Caicedo in the summer, I think the valuation could easily drop to more like £60-65 million and then you start looking at is their value for Liverpool to enter the race who didn't really want to go above that number.

"Somebody else who could surprise us with Caicedo as well, Newcastle United might be a team looking for a midfielder and Caicedo might come into the fore as well, especially if you consider Joelinton is playing in a more advanced role, Jonjo Shelvey has left so Newcastle could be quite active in the market for some kind of central or box to box midfielder as well."

The Verdict: PIF could land a major coup

If it's true what Jacobs says about Caicedo's valuation likely to plummet by about £10 million in just a matter of months then Newcastle could well see that as value for money and try to move in the summer.

Newcastle would have likely wanted to bring in a new midfielder last month given their sheer lack of options and hindsight have been a wonderful thing when Bruno Guimaraes was handed a three-game suspension.

Caicedo ranks inside the top five for tackles in the entire Premier League (FBRef) so it's obvious why the Magpies would be keen, much like so many other clubs, to add Caicedo to their side as it would indeed allow someone such as Guimaraes to venture further forward.