The Danish striker enjoyed an excellent spell with United's Under-21s early in his career, and marked his Pompey debut with a goal against Leeds. Since then, however, he has slipped down the pecking order and he has now joined Norwegian side Valerenga.

The Newcastle player has fallen out of favour at St James’ Park and could be enlisted to fight relegation further down the table

Newcastle United as measured up against any other Premier League team. How do we gauge it? Which Premier League team is outperforming a rival? For Newcastle United and the rest, it surely comes down to what it always does.

Leeds United are reportedly in active discussions to sign Nottingham Forest defender Andrew Omobamidele during the January transfer window. The Whites are looking to fortify their squad for the decisive second half of the Championship season.