Newcastle United made a swap offer for Everton winger Anthony Gordon earlier in this month's transfer window.
The Daily Mail says Newcastle tried to offer EvertonChris Wood as part of a swap deal for Anthony Gordon but the Toffees were not willing to shake hands on the package, according to reports.
Gordon had looked set to sign a new contract on Merseyside but that now looks to be off the table as he prepares to leave his boyhood club in the midst of their fight for Premier League survival.
Newcastle are now in formal talks with Everton over a deal and there is optimism an agreement can be struck before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Tthe Magpies have already seen an audacious swap deal offer rejected by Everton earlier in the window, as it's claimed Newcastle offered Everton the chance to sign New Zealand international frontman Wood as part of the proposal.
