Idrissa Gueye is one of the players that Newcastle United could try to sign in the remaining week of the January transfer window. 

That's according to Chris Waugh, the club's correspondent for The Athletic.

The lowdown

Newcastle have made two additions so far this month, bringing in Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid and Chris Wood from Burnley.

Paris Saint-Germain paid £30m to sign Gueye from Everton ahead of the 2019/20 season, and he signed a four-year contract. That deal expires in 18 months' time, and the 32-year-old's estimated market value has fallen to £11.7m (via Transfermarkt).

Gueye is currently away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, preparing for a round of 16 clash with Cape Verde on Tuesday afternoon.

The latest

Waugh wrote in The Athletic that recruiting a player who can operate as a defensive midfielder is a 'primary' objective for Newcastle before the transfer window shuts. Gueye has been 'discussed', along with his PSG team-mate and former Newcastle star Georginio Wijnaldum.

Other options include Brighton's Yves Bissouma - but his £50m price tag may prove excessive - Marseille's Boubacar Kamara and RB Leipzig's Amadou Haidara.

The verdict

For an illustration of just how good Gueye can be, look no further than the Champions League group stage clash between PSG and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes in September.

His goal set Mauricio Pochettino's on their way to victory against the Premier League champions, and he also made more recoveries (eight) and more tackles (five) than any of his team-mates (via Squawka). He even called it relatively 'simple' to defend against City because of the lack of 'pace' at their disposal.

The problem for Newcastle is that he's a regular starter in Paris, so he may not want to swap a shot at domestic and European glory for a Premier League relegation battle.

In other news, Fabrizio Romano has the latest on this Newcastle target