Newcastle Transfers: 5 More French Players Magpies Should Sign

who has completed his switch to St James' Park. The 26-year-old becomes the 11th Frenchman in the Magpie's first-team squad and will link up with the likes of Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and Moussa Sissoko. Sacrebleu! Manager Alan Pardew will be hoping his continental approach pays dividends this season as he seeks to improve on a largely disappointing season last term. The North East outfit almost found themselves relegated for the second time in three seasons as they retained their topflight status by the skin of their teeth. And a difficult summer has followed since that has taken in the controversial appointment of former boss Joe Kinnear as "director of football" and the missing out on a number of key transfer targets. But brighter times appear to lie ahead and the acquisition of Remy will doubtlessly improve a forward line that was restricted to just Papiss Cisse and Shola Ameobi until this week. And here, we take a look at 5 more Frenchman Alan Pardew could potentially add to his squad before the transfer window slams shut on September 2. Click "Next" to begin.