Newcastle Transfers: 10 French Bargains Pardew Should Target In January

5. Maxwell

Club: PSG Inevitably, he's a left-back so some fans will no doubt suggest that Pardew will already have his plane ticket booked. He might have lost some of the blistering pace he once had - particularly when he was at Inter - but he remains an accomplished player whose versatility would be a big advantage to any side signing him. In all honesty, someone like Man Utd could do worse than sign him up as cover and to add a bit more experience to their back-line. Crucially, he's Zlatan Ibrahimovic's best friend, and could be the key to bringing the world's best player (at least in his own head) to Tyneside, just as Cabaye brought best bud Debuchy. Stranger things have happened. Likelihood Nope. He might be talented, but he's also 33, and the days of signing players on the wrong side of their peak with no sell on value is mostly gone. Unless your name is Shefki Kuqi, apparently.