Potential suitors for Newcastle's Euro 2016
star Moussa Sissoko have been told they will have to come up with a
staggering £35million if they are to lure him away from St James's Park.
- Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have shown interest
- Player joined Newcastle in January 2013
- Player joind from Toulouse for an undisclosed fee
- Newcastle slam £35m price on player
Press Association Sport understands the Magpies have placed the
huge price tag on one of their most prized assets, who turned in a fine
individual display in his country's 1-0 final defeat to Portugal at the
Stade de France on Sunday evening.
The 26-year-old – who joined Newcastle from Toulouse for an
undisclosed fee in January 2013 – has been linked with a move away from
Tyneside since the club's relegation from the Premier League at the end
of last season.
He has made no secret of his desire to play Champions
League football, much to the annoyance of Newcastle fans who have all
too rarely seen him produce the kind of high-octane performance he did
for his country against the Portuguese.
Sissoko has already been linked with a series of clubs, including
Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool and there is little doubt that he would
command a sizeable fee should manager Rafael Benitez decide to cash in
on him as he rebuilds his squad for life in the Sky Bet Championship.
However,
while Andros Townsend has already left after Crystal Palace activated
the £13million escape clause in his contract, Benitez is keen to retain
the services of the likes of Sissoko and Georginio Wijnaldum despite
their understandable desire to be playing their football at the highest
possible level next season.
Perhaps more significantly, Newcastle
have no immediate need to sell their biggest names and even if they are
ultimately persuaded to do so, owner Mike Ashley and managing director
Lee Charnley will not do business on the cheap.
It is understood
any buyer would have to match the kind of figure Liverpool had to hand
over to capture striker Andy Carroll in January 2011 if they are to
prise Sissoko from Benitez's grasp with the club sending out a message
that they will not waste their time dealing with opportunist bids which
come nowhere near meeting their valuation.
Culled from: shieldsgazette.com
Photo: lequipe.fr
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