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title: "Newcastle reportedly plotting £18m move for Galatasaray man"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2017/11/16/newcastle-reportedly-plotting-18m-move-galatasaray-man/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
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published: "2017-11-16T17:30:43Z"
modified: "2017-11-16T17:30:43Z"
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# Newcastle reportedly plotting £18m move for Galatasaray man

Newcastle are reportedly set to make a club-record move to sign Galatasaray midfielder Badou Ndiaye in January.

According to a report from Turkish news outlet Aksam, as covered by [talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/transfer-report-newcastle-united-ready-break-transfer-record-january-move-galatasaray-star), the Magpies are poised to pursue their interest in the midfielder by making a hefty bid.

Ndiaye has been linked with Newcastle since his days at Osmanlispor last season and it looks as though his impressive displays in a Galatasaray shirt have only increased his stock.

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2017/11/870093376.jpg)

It’s claimed by Aksam that Newcastle are poised to make a club-record bid worth up to £18 million – a fee that would overtake the Magpies’ existing record transfer of Michael Owen from Real Madrid for £16.8m.

Ndiaye has been courted by a number of Premier League clubs in the last six months, with West Ham one team that have been perennially linked with a move.

However, it appears as though Newcastle will draw first blood in the race to sign the Senegal international in January if their takeover is to go through.