Newcastle United mean business this summer with a massive bid lodged for a Frenchman to transform their side
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Newcastle United are looking to move for a £55 million French superstar to transform their side this summer.
That's according to a report that suggests that the Magpies are looking to build on a squad that ended the season strongly under Eddie Howe, having already made big moves in the last January transfer window.
Allan Saint-Maximin has recently been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur – but rather than selling their talismanic left-winger, it seems like the Tynesiders are keener to pair him with another high-energy, mercurial Frenchman on the opposite wing.
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Chronicle Live, via French outlet L'Equipe, says that Newcastle are bidding around £55m for Bayer Leverkusen star Moussa Diaby.
Diaby was originally in the Paris Saint-Germain academy and has been tentatively been linked with a move back to the French capital, while the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have been rumoured to be interested in the winger's services – though nothing concrete has been reported.
The 22-year-old is capable of affecting play from either flank and has enjoyed a fine development in the Bundesliga, combining with the likes of Patrik Schick this season to third in the German top flight and Champions League next season, ahead of RB Leipzig.
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Leverkusen may well have already linked up Diaby's replacement, signing Czech starlet Adam Hlozek recently from under the noses of Liverpool – who were said to be interested.
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Newcastle, meanwhile, are looking to strengthen in a number of positions, with better options in attack alongside Saint-Maximin one of the priorities for Howe this summer.
Diaby is valued at just under £50m by Transfermarkt.
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