Newcastle Transfers: 5 Replacements For Yohan Cabaye
revealed his interest in moving to big spenders AS Monaco, The Magpies now face the tough task of finding his replacement. Whilst no deal has been finalised yet, big spenders Monaco will likely match any fee Newcastle want due to to their huge cash reserves and having already purchased Radamel Falcao, Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez in a spree that has cost £110 million. The 27-year-old has been a huge fan favourite at St James Park for for the last two seasons but there's always been a sense that they would be powerless to keep him should a big team with bigger wage brackets come in for him. Newcastle signed Cabaye for £5 million back in June 2011 from French side Lille. If Newcastle do manage to sell Cabaye for £20 million they could reinvest that money in the whole of the squad. When talking replacements its not so much a straight midfielder to midfielder swap when looking at this deal. With Demba Ba having left for Chelsea in January and Cisse rumoured to be leaving the club this summer, Newcastle should be thinking about a new striker as they have plenty of available players that can fit into the centre of midfield and fill the gap Cabaye will leave. Here are five players that Newcastle can use to replace Cabaye should be leave for newly promoted AS Monaco this summer...