Toon bid for Ligue 1 Defender confirmed!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8389105

If we want to get "high" up the table then I agree, buying Bong would be a good idea.

French club Valenciennes say Newcastle have made a bid for their left-back Gaetan Bong.

Newcastle have already strengthened their defence with the signing of France defender Mathieu Debuchy from Lille but manager Alan Pardew is keen to bring in further reinforcements.

And it seems that Bong, who has been capped by Cameroon on 10 occasions, is also on the Magpies' radar.

Valenciennes president Jean-Raymond Legrand told le10sport.com: "Newcastle are very interested, they have made an offer.

"We will wait and see but I will not sell players unless I can replace them."

Asked if defence remained an area he was keen to address, Pardew said: "It's a position that we really need to strengthen, as we have let in some loose goals this year because we have not had the competition, and the likes of Davide Santon have needed a rest at times. That sort of pressure has told on us."

Following the departure of Demba Ba, Pardew is also in the market for a striker but confusion surrounds the future of long term target Loic Remy of Marseille.

Pardew said: "At the start of the window you get all sorts of mixed messages and it's very difficult to cement somebody down to a decision, because they're waiting to see if another club gets involved.

"But it will accelerate as we get nearer the end of the window. The problem for us teams who perhaps need to strengthen is trying to get those decisions made."

 

Was just going to post this, I'll just add it to your post to save a bit of clutter.

Thursday brought further claims of Newcastle interest in various French-based players, in addition to ongoing speculation over Marseille forward Loic Remy.

Quotes from the President of Valenciennes suggest that a bid has been made for 24 year-old Cameroon international Gaetan Bong - the second member of that clubs' back four to be linked with United this week, after centre half Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, a French U21 international.

Meanwhile, the contractual status of Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko has seen the Magpies named as one suitor for the player who is out of contract this summer and allegedly available for £3m.

 

I'm not sure Valenciennes will allow 2 of their defenders to leave so I assume if we are after a centre half this window it might be Yanga Mbiwa of Montpellier or even Douglas Texiera of FC Twente. Of the 2 I prefer Mbiwa.

 

This is good.

I said in an article a while back that we needed to sign more than one fullback.

 

But at the expense of signing a player in a position we are desperate for?

 

think this fella plays across the back four

 

Bong is a great name

 

Hmm, he's from Cameroon?

ACN :S

 

Bong! Get in!