Miguel Almirón is edging closer to a Newcastle United exit this month with clubs in the United States, Brazil and Europe making contact over the winger.

Telegraph Sport understands there have been conversations this month with several clubs in attempts to agree a transfer. A fee has not yet been finalised with anyone but talks are set to continue.

Newcastle have been looking for as much as £12 million for the Paraguay international but it is not thought anyone is willing to pay that fee for the 30-year-old. The player’s wage demands have also been a sticking point in negotiations.

That is likely to mean a compromise will need to be reached but there is a growing confidence internally that Almirón will leave before deadline day.

The sale of Almirón will potentially give Newcastle more room for manoeuvre in their own attempts to strengthen the squad this month, although even if he does depart it is not certain they will do any incoming business.

Newcastle are not going to be in breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules for this accounting period, but they need to sell someone if they are going to have the headroom needed to buy anyone before the June 30 accountancy deadline.

Almirón started the FA Cup third-round victory over Bromley on Sunday, but has barely played in the Premier League as manager Eddie Howe appears to have moved on from the player. He almost left in the summer but a move to Saudi Arabia fell through at the last minute.

Although he is no longer integral to Howe’s first-team plans, Almirón, who was a club record £21 million signing when he arrived from Major League Soccer side Atlanta United in January 2019, has been a popular player on Tyneside.

He played a key role in keeping Newcastle in the Premier League under former manager Steve Bruce and also enjoyed the best season of his career when the club qualified for the Champions League under Howe in 2023.

Another player who could leave this month is Sean Longstaff, although it is not thought the midfielder is close to finding a suitable club at the moment.

There has been some tentative interest shown in the academy graduate – whose sale would represent pure profit for Newcastle in their PSR calculation – but a move in the summer would appear more likely.