Newcastle could find themselves in an unlikely bidding war with the son of Watford manager Sean Dyche. That's if the Hornets boss' tongue-in-cheek comments about the Magpies' bid for defender Adrian Mariappa. Dyche has rejected a bid of £750,000 and an improved bid of £2m for the 25-year-old. He said: "A bid has been made [.

Having strengthened the forward line, Newcastle United continue to pursue some cover in central defence. Although without much luck so far. Now that we've unexpectedly strengthened our strike force with the addition of Papiss Demba Cissé, the club's attentions have turned back to what they said was the priority position they need to get cover [.