12 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Chancel Mbemba

He'll be taking Mike Williamson's place, that's enough to go off right?

It seems that Mike Williamson's days as a first-team player at Newcastle United are numbered. This joyous news comes around after it emerged on Sunday evening that Magpies target Chancel Mbemba asked not to play for Anderlecht in their friendly against Lazio. https://twitter.com/CraigHope_DM/status/622787579700740096 The centre-back, who attracted interest from the likes of Atletico Madrid earlier in the summer, is expected to join his team mate Aleksandar Mitrovic in swapping Belgium for Benton, as the striker was snapped arriving on Tyneside ahead of a £12.3 million move on Sunday. The terms of 20-year-old Mbemba's deal are up in the air. Prices ranging between £6 million-£10 million have been rumoured in the press, which would take United's spending well past the £30 million mark. In the double swoop, United seem to have addressed their two main problem areas, with the now inevitable (surely) sale of Williamson the potential cherry on top of a very sweet cake for Newcastle fans. While Mitrovic's reputation has gone before him slightly, not too much is known about Mbemba within the ranks of the Toon Army. Although after reading this article, the Congolese international's potential arrival will be sure to whet the appetite. Here's 12 things every Newcastle United fan should know about Chancel Mbemba...
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