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Dan Burn has worse aerial success rate than Lucas Moura - despite being 1ft taller
Newcastle are pushing to sign the lofty defender from Brighton ahead of Monday's deadline as they continue their January upheaval thanks to the finances of their mega-money Saudi owners.The Magpies have been keen to bolster their backline this month, but as of yet have come up short in their pursuit of a number of key targets - though that doesn't appear to be an issue with Burn.The towering 29-year-old is reportedly nearing a move to Tyneside to add some much-needed steel to the Toon's defence, however, despite his colossal height, Burn's aerial stats leave a lot to be desired.According to WhoScored, the mountainous Seagulls defender has an aerial duel success rate of 60.4% this season - a figure lower than that of Tottenham's significantly smaller Lucas Moura.In fact, Burn is believed to be 12 inches - or one foot - taller than Spurs' Brazilian attacker, who stands at a mere 5ft 7in.Moura, who is considered to have quite the spring on him, boasts a more impressive success rate of 63.6%, with both players having contested over 50 aerial duels this campaign.Will Dan Burn help Newcastle United avoid relegation this season? Let us know in the comments section below.Despite the somewhat damning statistic, Newcastle are widely reported to have agreed a deal with Brighton in the region of £12.5million for the defender, who spent time in the Magpies' academy and grew up idolising club legend Alan Shearer.While Burn's gargantuan frame is clear for all to see, a lesser-known fact about the Toon target's appearance is that he only has three fingers on his right hand.According to The Free Library, he was wearing a ring on one of his digits when climbing a fence aged 13.The item of jewellery is then said to have got caught on a
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