1. He Was Heavily Linked With Barcelona Earlier This Summer
That's the calibre of player Newcastle would be signing if they could make a deal happen. It's also the reason prices of over
£15 million have been quoted... According to
L'Equipe (via
Tom Conn of Inside Spanish Football), Abdennour's "representatives arrived at to discuss a possible transfer" last month. In the report, Aymen's agent Abdelkader Jilani claimed that Barca were one of a number of clubs pursuing his client, he said: "There are several clubs weve spoken to. Inter and Milan in Italy, Barcelona in Spain and then
Juventus, who held a meeting with Monaco. But I dont think Monaco is opposed to selling him." This, of course, could be typical agent talk to muster up some interest in a player. Nonetheless, it would certainly be one hell of a coup for Newcastle if Lee Charnley could get him 'over the line'. Although who knows, the plethora of reports linking Aymen Abdennour to The Magpies could be way wide of the mark, just like the reports
linking Charlie Austin have proved to be... Let's not entertain that thought just yet...
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