Newcastle make bid for Ajax star

The agent also claims that Aston Villa are interested in signing the 23-year-old midfielder.

“Ajax are very satisfied with the guy [Anita] and want to keep him, but Newcastle have been watching him for a long time and really want to sign him,” Anita’s agent Harry Lulofs is quoted as saying in The People.

“This is the first offer Ajax have received for Vurnon and we’ll soon see how they react.

“The only other Premier League club to get in touch was Norwich. Paul Lambert called me to ask about him.

“Now he has moved to Aston Villa so maybe they will be in touch. I don’t know.”