Newcastle United hold an interest in Ousmane Dembele after intermediaries met with the player’s camp during his recent trip to England, sources have told 90min.

The Barcelona winger, who has just over a year remaining on his current contract, was a surprise attendee at Sunderland's Championship with clash with Sheffield United in March, when he visited friend Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, the former's chairman.

Dembele is one of Barcelona's highest profile players, owing to his mega-money move to Camp Nou in 2017, but his career at the club has been dogged by numerous injury lay-offs.