Age: 22 Club: Rennes Nationality: French Estimated market value: £9million League apps (2014-15): 24 League goals (2014-15): 8 As is so often the case with Newcastle United, the search turns towards France - and to Rennes' exciting young forward Paul-Georges Ntep. The Cameroon-born France Under-21 striker moved to Rennes from Auxerre in January 2014 and has really taken Ligue 1 by storm this campaign. Eight goals in 24 league appearances is not a bad return for a player who can be deployed anywhere across the front three - especially not at the age of 22. Ntep has blistering pace and loves a trick or two - but he backs that up by consistently producing an end product in the form of an assist or a goal. It would be an ambitious move if Newcastle were to pip other clubs to Ntep's signature, but chief scout Graham Carr will definitely have him high up on the wish list.
NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.
