Newcastle United increase bid for top French defender

Published on June 30, 2012 by Aidan McCartney · 3 Comments

Newcastle United are set to improve their offer for France and Lille right-back Mathieu Debuchy, according to The Mirror.

Lille had rejected a £4m bid from the Magpies last week, describing it as laughable for a player who had impressed at Euro 2012, but Newcastle are now prepared to up their offer to £6m in a desperate attempt to capture the highly-rated defender.

The 26-year-old won the French title with Lille in 2011 and has continued his development with the club this year and he shone for France during Euro 2012 earning many possible suitors in the process.

Should Lille accept the latest bid Debuchy could join the contingent of French players at the Sports Direct Arena with the likes of Yohan Cobaye and Hatem Ben Arfa already making an impressive impact at the club.

Pardew is looking to send out an earlier message with his summer signings with an attempt to land FC Twente striker Luuk De Jong gathering pace. If he can add Debuchy to the side, the club hope it may help them keep hold of their in-demand players this summer.

Tags: Lille, Mathieu Debuchy, Newcastle United Transfers

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Badger says:

June 30, 2012 at 1:06 am

Its called ST JAMES PARK – Can you afford to lose over 50,000+ potential readers??

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Porciestreet says:

June 30, 2012 at 6:40 am

Listen to me Michael.you may not realize it yet, but we are on the edge of something rather large at Newcastle these days, and paying proper money for proper players will take us to the next level. Please show us your commitment and secure these players and see how we can reap havoc on the rest of the premiership. HWTL.

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GFH says:

June 30, 2012 at 9:13 am

If thats aimed at Mike Ashley then maybe its you who needs to listen , and look and pay attention to what has been going on at the club in recent years . The progress we’ve made is down to the planning and practices of the management team , who know with great clarity where the club is heading. I’ts time to drop all the infighting,and posturing.Get behind the club and its management rather than casting them as buffoons who need management and business advice from the terraces.

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