A former Newcastle United player could be on the move before tonight’s 11pm transfer deadline.

Geordie striker Adam Armstrong is attracting interest from the Championship, and that will come as a surprise to very few when you consider his remarkable goal record.

In his last three second-tier campaigns, two with Blackburn Rovers and one at Southampton, the 27-year-old has netted 65 goals. In the same number of top-flight seasons, Armstrong has found the net just six times.

But getting to the Premier League is half the battle for some clubs, and both Leeds United and Middlesbrough, as per Mail Sport, are eyeing Armstrong as the firepower they need to get them there.

Leeds currently top the Championship table while Middlesbrough, who are in action against Sunderland tonight, sit outside the play-offs on goal difference.

Adam Armstrong opens up on Newcastle United exit

A product of Newcastle’s academy, Armstrong made 21 first-team appearances having spent most of his time on loan at the likes of Coventry City, Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers.

A successful loan spell at Blackburn Rovers in 2018 then led to a permanent transfer.

"It was hard to leave Newcastle,” Armstrong told ChronicleLive last year. “What helped was I had been on loan before that at a few clubs, so I knew what it was like to be away from home.

"I’ve always got support from my family who always follow me for my games so I didn’t really miss home because I knew I would be alright. It was the fact of leaving Newcastle and a lot of friends, but it was the right time to move on and really progress my career.

"I want to end my career knowing that I’ve played as many games as I could and scored as many goals as I could, and that’s the opportunity Blackburn gave, where I needed to take it."