Newcastle United are one of several clubs to have made checks on 19-year-old Northern Irish and English Blackburn Rovers defender Tom Atcheson in recent weeks, despite the player having recently signed a new long-term contract. According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Everton, Brentford, and Brighton & Hove Albion have also conducted recent checks. Manchester United are also monitoring his development, and there is growing interest from European clubs, with Bundesliga clubs RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund, and Serie A sides Atalanta and Napoli, all reported to be monitoring his situation. The defender has made 9 appearances in Premier League 2 and 8 in the Championship for Blackburn this season and has earned 1 cap for Northern Ireland.