Newcastle United scouts were on hand to watch CSKA Moscow star Aaron Olanare impress against Benfica on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League, reports The Mag.
The Russian side pulled of a shock 2-1 victory over the Portuguese champions thanks to goals from former Vitinho and Timur Zhamaletdinov, but eyes from England were instead on Olanare during the upset.
The Nigerian was being watched by beady Newcastle eyes at the Stadium of Light, impressing for the 67 minutes he was on the field. Tottenham and Huddersfield are also thought to be keeping on eye on the 23-year-old.
Olanare only joined the Russian side back in January, signing from Chinese side Guangzhou R&F FC. He had previously spent the latter half of the 2015/16 season with CSKA on-loan, scoring 3 times in 10 appearances – form that earned him a permanent move to Moscow.
The 23-year-old has made 7 appearances for his country, Nigeria, and scored 2 goals.
