Rafa Benitez is set to continue his Newcastle United revolution by luring Arsenal defender Isaac Hayden to the North East within days, according to the Shields Gazette.

Having already signed four players to his Toon ranks, the Champions League winning coach is believed to be closing in on the 20-year old.

With Championship experience to boot after his year long loan spell with Hull City last term, the Gunners ace is understood to be traveling to Tyneside to undergo a medical with the Magpies.

Able to operate as either a central midfielder or a centre-half, the England under-2o international could help fill the void created by the departures of Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor.

The former Liverpool and Chelsea coach is thought to be chasing Blackburn Rovers skipper Grant Hanley as he bids to introduce an element of stability found so wanting amid their dismal relegation to the second tier last term.

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