Aston Villa wide man Ahmed Elmohamady is being tipped to sign for Newcastle United.
The Egypt international is in the final year of his contract and will be available on a free transfer at the end of the season if he does not sign a new deal at Villa Park.
The 33-year-old, who can play as a full-back, wing-back or winger, has previously played under Newcastle boss Steve Bruce at Sunderland, Hull City and Villa.
And former team-mate Darren Bent would not be surprised to see Elmohamady end up at St James' Park.
“Knowing him, he’ll probably end up at Newcastle because he seems to follow Steve Bruce absolutely everywhere, so it would not surprise me if he joins Newcastle,” Bent told Football Insider.
“He took him to Sunderland, he took him to Hull City, took him to Villa I’m telling you now, I guarantee you, he’s gonna end up at Newcastle.
"Listen, he’s been a great servant, I played with Elmo back in the day, a great guy, really nice guy.
“He’s lasted a lot longer than potentially I thought he would have done. I thought maybe he might struggle a little bit but he hasn’t done that.
“He’s got a great delivery, one thing about him, when he gets the ball out his feet and he puts a cross in, it’s absolutely top, top quality.
“It is a big decision for him to make but listen, I still think he’s got a couple years in him, he looks after himself, still looks really fit and superb, I’m glad that he’s still going.”
Bent played alongside Elmohamady during their time at Sunderland - and also had a spell at Villa himself.
