Newcastle, West Ham and Southampton are all interested in signing Sampdoria centre-back Omar Colley.
Scouts from the Premier League trio have been monitoring the 27-year-old, who is keen on a move to England, despite the Italian side's battle against relegation.
Sampdoria are keen to keep hold of Colley in January due to a serious knee injury to their other first-choice centre back Alex Ferrari but they risk losing the Gambia star for as little as £15 million (€18m/$20m).
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The Serie A side will only consider a sale if they sign a replacement although they could agree to put a deal in place for next summer, giving them time to find an alternative.