Who is Newcastle United 'target' Lorenzo Pellegrini amid front page transfer speculation

Following news relayed earlier today, Newcastle United are said to have lodged interest in AS Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini. The 25-year-old currently plays under Jose Mourinho and recently helped his side claim the UEFA Conference League just last month.

An Italy international, the tidy playmaker has featured heavily since Mourinho's appointment and is said to require a sizeable fee in order to lure him away from the Stadio Olimpico this summer.

Netting against both Germany and Hungary in his countries UEFA Nations League campaign so far, the Magpies have once again been linked with another player that would leave eyebrows raised heading into the new campaign later this year.

Despite still having four years left on his current deal in Rome, the story had made front page headlines in the Corriere dello Sport, with ChronicleLive's chief Newcastle United writer Lee Ryder insisting the move would be ' intriguing ' given the club's already available options in the midfield department.

An academy graduate of the Roma system, Pellegrini has now spent a huge chunk of his footballing life with the Serie A side and will turn 26 next week. Scoring 14 times and registering 8 assists too in 41 appearances last season, the central midfielder would be a tidy addition to any side.

A creative metronome, Pellegrini loves to dictate play from the middle of the park and has exemplary passing abilities to begin. When playing further upfield as we have seen this season, the 25-year-old loves to find pockets in which to open up defences, whilst also preferring to operate from a more right handed side of midfield much like we see here in England with Kevin de Bruyne.

Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool have all previously been linked with