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title: "Newcastle defender to complete Ligue 1 deal, club make offer for Brazilian and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/07/newcastle-defender-to-complete-ligue-1-deal-club-make-offer-for-brazilian-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-06-07T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-06-07T07:30:00Z"
---

# Newcastle defender to complete Ligue 1 deal, club make offer for Brazilian and more: Newcastle news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Newcastle never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Newcastle defender set to complete Lens deal](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-defender-set-to-complete-lens-deal/)

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Massadio Haidara is set to leave Newcastle United and join RC Lens as a free agent after his contract at St James' Park has expired, according to Get … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-defender-set-to-complete-lens-deal/)

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### [Newcastle were interested in Kuszczak loan deal](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-were-interested-in-kuszczak-loan-deal/)

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Birmingham City goalkeeper Tomasz Kuzsczak has spoken about a possible loan move to Newcastle United in the January transfer window, which the Blues … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-were-interested-in-kuszczak-loan-deal/)

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### [Newcastle make bid for Brazilian star](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-make-bid-for-brazilian-star/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/06/811508840-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United have made a bid for Lille star Thiago Maia, according to reports.\
Lille had a very disappointing season, barely managing to … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-make-bid-for-brazilian-star/)

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