10 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Aymen Abdennour

3. He Has Connections Within The Current Newcastle Squad

These connections could potentially seal any deal for The Magpies should they make an official approach for the player. Abdennour played in the same Toulouse side as Moussa Sissoko and Emmanuel Riviere, while he and United's misfiring striker also turned out for the same Monaco team during the second half of the 2013/14 campaign. Hopefully Aymen's respective relationships with two of United's French contingent will see him want to move to St James' Park. However, there is a chance that he could have roughed up the likes of Florian Thauvin and United's other former Ligue 1 attackers, which could leave him in for a frosty reception on his potential arrival into the club.