Newcastle United have registered an interest in Ben Godfrey as the race for the Norwich City defender appears to step up a notch.

The Canaries will be looking to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking this season but they know that it will be tough going in this most congested of Championship campaigns.

Keeping their best players will be crucial to that, then, and Godfrey is one of them but it looks as though they are seriously going to have their resolve put to the test in the coming days and weeks of the window.

As per Laurie Whitwell on Twitter, the Magpies have now joined the race with the Yellows looking for £30m, whilst Everton have already launched a bid for the player: