Newcastle United have joined the queue of clubs waiting to snatch Super Eagles enterprising forward,Osaze Odemwingie from the grip of West Brom come the end of the on-going season.

One of England's most respected daily newspapers,The People reported at the weekend that the former club of Obafemi Martins are making strong move for the Nigerian after they were convinced the fair-skinned,Uzbekistan-born striker is the man they need to spearhead their attack next season.

Toon chiefs are looking into ways to fill the void left by Andy Carroll, who signed for Liverpool at the end of January.

Newcastle made an enquiry in the last transfer window about Odemwingie’s availability, but were knocked back as the Baggies prepared for their relegation battle.

Considering he only moved to Albion for £1m in August from Lokomotiv Moscow,Newcastle boss,Alan Pardew is more likely to go in with an initial £3m offer for the striker.