Newcastle United Interested in Sunderland's Stephane Sessegnon?

Stephane Sessegnon. Signed from French giants Paris St Germain for £6m in August last year, Sessegnon, who plays for Benin, but is of Ivorian heritage like potential new club-mate Cheick Tiote (if it all comes off) has been in impressive form this season, scoring two goals from an advanced position and winning a Man of the Match award for his performance against Aston Villa. With a midfield already full of talent, and a bench that currently contains Hatem Ben Arfa, Sylvain Marveaux and Dan Gosling, it's a strange one, but as Steve Bruce is currently discovering, Sessegnon offers options in several different advanced positions. In the game between the two North East clubs, the Benin international was an early, and largely unabated thorn in the Newcastle defence's side, sitting between the midfield and attacking lines, until Bruce made the odd (and fatal) decision to stop him playing in that hole. The question seems to be whether Pardew and his scouting team are looking at Sessegnon as a possible additional attacking option - though given his value to the Sunderland team, the price tag might represent a serious stumbling block, especially if he continues to earn points for his current team as he did in their latest fixture against Villa. And then of course there is the question of whether Ellis Short would be willing to let the brightest talent of his current squad leave at all. So what do you think, Newcastle fans? Would you willingly accept Sessegnon at St James Park, following the likes of Lee Clark, Paul Bracewell, Barry Venison and Stan Anderson in swapping red and white for black and white stripes? Personally, I'm not convinced it will happen, but the appearance of Stone on that particular brief would seem to be an indication of at least initial interest.