• Newcastle ready to pay £3m to loan Giroud from Chelsea• Hull’s asking price for Bowen could make agreement hardAs Danny Rose travelled north to complete his £2m loan switch from
Tottenham to Newcastle, Steve Bruce’s longstanding quest for attacking reinforcements concentrated on Olivier Giroud and Jarrod Bowen.
Chelsea’s veteran
France striker seemed on the brink of a transfer to Internazionale but that move has foundered and, with Giroud believed not to be overly keen on a prospective switch to Lazio, the 33-year-old’s situation is being monitored by Newcastle’s manager. Tottenham also have an interest in Giroud, as a potential short-term replacement for the injured Harry Kane.