REPORT: Newcastle ‘Ready’ To Make ‘Club Record’ Offer For £88M Rated Bundesliga Ace

REPORT: Newcastle ‘Ready’ To Make ‘Club Record’ Offer For £88M Rated Bundesliga Ace

Newcastle are stepping up plans to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby, according to the Northern Echo.

The local newspaper claims that the Magpies are “ready” to table a “club record” bid for the France international ahead of the summer transfer window.

Diaby is believed to be valued at €100m (£88m) by Leverkusen but Eddie Howe’s side will be hoping to negotiate down the price when they enter formal talks with the Bundesliga club.

It is believed that initial discussions about a deal were held last year but an agreement over a transfer fee could not be reached. It remains to be seen if they will be more successful second time around.

Other Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, have been linked with Diaby but Newcastle look to be firm favourites for the player’s signature at the moment.

The 23-year-old is being eyed as potential competition for Miguel Almiron. The Paraguayan has been in excellent form this season but the feeling is that the right flank does need to be strengthened further.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.