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title: "Newcastle United: Steve Nickson scouting Jeremy Doku for Eddie Howe"
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author: "Ben Goodwin"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2022-02-17T18:40:24Z"
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# Newcastle United: Steve Nickson scouting Jeremy Doku for Eddie Howe

**Newcastle are now keeping tabs on exciting winger Jeremy Doku, according to The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder.**

### The Lowdown: Magpies busy in the market

The Magpies got their business off to a fine start under the new leadership in January, snapping up five players who should all feasibly make the first XI much better.

Kieran Trippier was a revelation before his injury, Dan Burn won the [Man of the Match](https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1492990265497378819) award on his debut, Bruno Guimarães comes with a huge reputation, while Chris Wood and Matt Targett rank as the third and fourth best players in the squad, according to [Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/23/Show/England-Newcastle-United).

However, it seems the activity in January won’t stop more big spending taking place in the summer, with PIF already eyeing new targets to pursue in the next window.

### The Latest: Doku being monitored

According to Ryder, writing for [The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-jeremy-doku-transfer-23126543?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar), Magpies scouts have been watching Doku, a 19 year-old winger at Ligue 1 club Rennes.

The French outfit have a real reputation of developing future superstars, selling the likes of [Ousmane Dembele, Raphinha, Eduardo Camavinga and Edouard Mendy](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-stade-rennes/rekordabgaenge/verein/273) for huge profits in recent years.

The report says Doku has been a target for quite some time, and is now being monitored by Steve Nickson and his scouting team, while Liverpool have also shown interest in the past.

### The Latest: Saint-Maximin 2.0?

Sharing his story on Twitter, Ryder labelled the news of interest in Doku as ‘[exciting’](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1494316335777652741?s=21), and it really isn’t hard to see why.

The young Belgium international, who has earned [ten caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jeremy-doku/profil/spieler/486049) in a Red Devils squad stacked with competition for attacking places, stunned spectators at Euro 2020, completing a ‘[mesmerising’](https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1411070328860778498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411070328860778498%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.90min.com%2Fposts%2Fjeremy-doku-euro-2020-italy-belgium-opinion) eight dribbles in a match against Italy.

According to [Opta](https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1411070328860778498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411070328860778498%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.90min.com%2Fposts%2Fjeremy-doku-euro-2020-italy-belgium-opinion), that is the most take-ons completed by a teenager in a World Cup or European Championships match since the data became available (1966 onwards). Gary Lineker’s comment perhaps best summed up his form at the tournament, [saying](https://twitter.com/garylineker/status/1411064142325239815?lang=en): “Young Jeremy Doku is making me dizzy. There’ll be a queue of clubs wanting a Doku sign.”

Capable of playing on both flanks but most comfortable on the right, the prospect of deploying Doku opposite Allan Saint-Maximin is certainly an enticing one.

The one area he may need to improve is his end product, scoring just [twice](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jeremy-doku/leistungsdaten/spieler/486049) in 12 appearances in all competitions this season. He has also suffered with hamstring and knee [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jeremy-doku/verletzungen/spieler/486049), but if Eddie Howe can keep him fit and get him firing, the Magpies could have two of the most exciting wingers in the league.

[***In other news, Newcastle are already eyeing another exciting backroom appointment after Dan Ashworth…***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-pif-staveley-ashworth-morling-brighton-nufc-news-latest-updates-rumours/)