Newcastle United offered the chance to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic | OneFootball

Newcastle United have been offered the chance to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to journalist and transfer insider Ben Jacobs.

Newcastle have been struggling to bring a new striker to the St James’ Park club all summer, but the Serie A club are ready to help.

36-time Italian top-flight champions Juve are ready to accept offers of around €30 million for Vlahovic, but the Magpies are not keen on signing him right now.

It is also unknown whether the 25-year-old Serbia international is open to joining Newcastle.

He has notched 36 goals since the start of 2023-24 for the Italians across all competitions, but he is no longer in their plans as they have signed Jonathan David.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have rejected a £50m bid from Newcastle for Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Brentford also knocked back a £40m bid from them for Yoane Wissa last week.

It remains to be seen if they plan to return with improved bids for either, but they have less than a week to get a deal done for another number 9.

Toons manager Eddie Howe deployed Anthony Gordon as a striker in the 3-2 loss to Liverpool last night, only for the 24-year-old to get sent off shortly before half-time.

He will now miss three games and will be unavailable for selection in the Premier League games against Leeds United, Wolves and Bournemouth.

Howe has huge selection headaches with Alexander Isak still looking to force his way out, and Newcastle will be desperate to sign one or two strikers before the deadline next Monday.

A deal for Vlahovic is unlikely to appeal to them, but they need to quickly get deals over the line if they are serious about challenging for major silverware this season.

More strikers will be offered to them in the coming days and they may need to settle for a lesser-known forward in the closing hours of the window if they have not signed one by Sunday.