Newcastle United are receiving encouragement in their bid to sign Lucas Hernandez from Bayern Munich.

The French defender is someone the Magpies want to shore up their backline ahead of next season.

When the Newcastle takeover is confirmed, the club will have a lot of money to spend.

AndBild reported that Newcastle wanted to make Hernandez one of their priority signings this summer.

Now TZ in Germany is suggesting that Bayern are ready to sell the 24-year-old.

They have offered him to Manchester City in negotiations for Leroy Sane.

Hernandez moved to Bayern from Atletico Madrid in 2019, but he has not laid down a claim for a starting spot at the German giants.