6. Jeremy Mathieu
Source: Talksport Another full back being linked to the club is Valencia full back Jeremy Mathieu, who will only have one year left on his contract by the time the summer comes and Newcastle could take advantage and bring him in as a potential Simpson/Santon replacement. Mathieu has just one cap to date back in November 2011 but has plenty of experience and has played in the Champions League at both Toulouse and his current club Valencia. There are issues that may well hinder this deal though: at 29, he is outside the usual age bracket Newcastle tend to target these days, and though his deal is running down, Valencia are also very aware of Newcastles interest and have opened negotiations over a new contract for the player.