Matuidi and Erding agent hints at NUFC move!

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newc...ding-agent-hints-at-nufc-move-72703-28913159/

Really sucks not being known outside of the North East Mr. Samuel.

Full article:
THE agent for Newcastle's top transfer targets Blaise Matuidi and Mevult Erding has hinted that they would be interested in a move to St James' Park.

French super agent Pierre Frelot represents Paris Saint Germain striker Erding and St Etienne’s highly-rated Matuidi – both high on the Toon transfer radar.

And while he will not go into specifics about the deals being lined up to bring the pair to Tyneside, he reckons that Newcastle’s sky-high reputation over the Channel makes United an appealing prospect to France’s top talents.

Newcastle have already brokered deals for international midfielder Yohan Cabaye and winger Sylvain Marveaux but know that the fees being demanded for Erding and Matuidi make them more complicated transfers.

There is also serious interest from elsewhere in the pair, with Roma, Arsenal and Tottenham in the hunt for them.

Asked whether St James’ Park would hold appeal even though Newcastle can not offer European football next season, Frelot said: “Any player in France would love to come to Newcastle – they are an absolutely fantastic club.

“All the French lads who go to Newcastle are really enthusiastic about the club and the football public in the North East too.

“Newcastle has a place in the hearts of French football. Great players like Laurent Robert and David Ginola have played there and enjoyed it and the supporters loved them too.

“Of course any French player would be interested in Newcastle.”

Having already recruited three new faces, United will hope to step up their efforts to bolster their squad later this week.

After a short break over the weekend, boss Alan Pardew is back in the country and set to meet top club officials today, and moves for £10.5m-rated Erding and £13m Matuidi will be high on the agenda.

United have not gone as far as tabling an offer for either as yet, but enquiries have been made.

He will also be looking for reassurances on the future of his top players. The club do not want to sell Fabricio Coloccini, despite Seville’s interest, and Pardew is understood to be keen to find a resolution to the long-running Jose Enrique saga.

Meanwhile, defender Neil Taylor’s move to Newcastle is still to be confirmed.

The player was in Tyneside for most of last week and had told the club he was returning to Swansea to inform the Premier League new-boys of his intention to move to the North East.

The move was expected to completed on Monday, but now club insiders say it is unlikely to be rubber-stamped today. Everton have been credited with an interest in the Wales international.

 

my only concern is we'll get all our transfers done in the first few weeks and then have nothing to do or talk about for ages

 

We don't really need Matudi but he does look like a good player. At that price I'd rather it was invested somewhere else.

 

One thing I've learned from supporting Newcastle is there's never nothing to talk about haha

 

I think we'll all just talk complete and utter bollocks.

So nothing will be different.

 

We could simply allow Tash to go off on one and bitch about his mother? Or we could wait for him to say something racist or degrading to someone

 

Just think of all the Top 5 articles!

Yay

 

I said it last time someone mentioned them, we used up all the interesting subjects last time so they'll be even worse this if they make a return

 

Did we do Top 5 crisp flavours?

 

After Pickled Onion all other flavours are irrelivent.

 

Must have done.

We even had a top 5 top 5 for Christ sakes.

 

What about Prawncocktail

I'll get my coat.

 

To those asking why we need Matuidi, think that Smith will leave, and Tiote will pick up bookings so we will then have some cover.

 

£10mil+ for cover!!!! If we're spending that much he sure as hell betterbe playing regulaly

 

For £10M I'd expect him to be full-time AND for him to go get me a drink during the match!

 

This. Why are we after a DM when we desperately need strikers

 

Anyone got any chants lined up for these two - theyve got pretty strange names,

 

Agree with this, certainly not a priority

 

I meant perhaps for rotation or when we need to hold on to a lead, tactics ould include 2 good DM's on the field in Tiote and Matuidi in sacrifice for perhaps Ben Arfa or Cabaye etc

 

I reckon he'll be a starter if we get him. I think we'll have 5 in midfield and one up top. With Cabaye Tiote and Matuidi in the CM roles, and two pacey wingers- HBA and Marveaux. But with all this strengthening on attackers, I reckon we need a new RB!