Thiago Maia left Brazilian side Santos and arrived in Lille in 2017.
A year later, Newcastle United were looking at acquiring his services, but the Magpies couldn’t meet the French club’s demands for the transfer.
Two days ago, we relayed news from Italy that Steve Bruce’s side are ahead of Genoa in the race for the defensive midfielder.
Het Nieuwsblad claim Club Brugge are also chasing the 22-year-old. They are in the market looking for a replacement for Marvelous Nakamba, who joined Aston Villa earlier this month.
The Belgian newspaper explains Brugge will face competition from the Tyneside club and Genoa as they have also ‘shown interest’ in the South American.
One of the possibilities would be to allow Maia join another club on a loan deal with an option to buy. 
Het Nieuwsblad’s report doesn’t specify which club has the best chance of signing Maia at this stage.
