Report: Newcastle line up bid for CSKA Moscow midfielder Dzagoev
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 08: Alan Dzagoev of CSKA in action during the group B UEFA Champions League match between PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow held at Philips Stadium, on December 8, 2015 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Steve McClaren reportedly wants to sign CSKA Moscow playmaker Alan Dzagoev in a £10million deal to bolster his struggling Newcastle squad.
Former England manager McClaren appeared to have rejuvenated the Magpies following back-to-back victories over Liverpool and Tottenham earlier this month.
However, a failure to win any of their three matches over Christmas has seen Newcastle fall back into the Premier League relegation zone.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}And according to the Daily Mirror, McClaren is now eyeing a move for Dzagoev, who has developed into an important player at CSKA Moscow after joining the club in 2008.
The 25-year-old broke the record as the youngest ever outfield player to appear for the Russia national team seven years ago and finished as joint-top goalscorer at Euro 2012, before also representing his country at the 2014 World Cup.
McClaren will be hoping Dzagoev -- who has helped guide CSKA to the top of the Russian Premier League -- can inject some much needed creativity into the Newcastle midfield.