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Newcastle to target £10m centre-back… on one condition
NEWCASTLE will make a £10million offer for Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti - but only if they stay up this season, according to reports.
Samuel Umtiti (left) could join Newcastle this summer
The Magpies are currently embattled in a relegation scrap.
They sit 18th in the league, level on points with 17th-place Norwich but below on goal difference.
Newcastle manager Steve McClaren is already expected to offload Fabricio Coloccini in the summer and so is in need of a replacement centre-half.
Umtiti has made 27 appearances for Lyon this season, picking up eight yellow cards.
He can also play left-back and is a product of Lyon's academy.
Umtiti also boasts a handful of caps for the French U21 squad.