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title: "Sevilla prepared to spend £13m to lure defender away from Newcastle"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-06-10T18:33:39Z"
modified: "2018-06-10T18:33:39Z"
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# Sevilla prepared to spend £13m to lure defender away from Newcastle

Newcastle defender Florian Lejeune has once again been linked with a summer switch to Sevilla this summer.

Recently, the Frenchman was named as a target for the La Liga side, who appear to be keen on bolstering their defensive reinforcements with Clement Lenglet’s potential departure in mind.

However, according to a report from the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfer-news-live-arsenal-fekir-12655133), Sevilla are only willing to part with a sum of £13 million in their pursuit of Lejeune.

![Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/06/943009934.jpg)

The central defender was signed from Eibar only last summer by Rafa Benitez and after a difficult start to life in England, has established himself in Newcastle’s starting line-up.

Lejuene developed a formidable partnership next to Magpies captain Jamaal Lascelles and this is something that Benitez will hope to preserve ahead of what promises to be an exciting season.

A move to a club of Sevilla’s prestige could be of interest to Lejeune but if the Spanish club are to lure the player away from Newcastle, they’ll need to surely cough up a greater sum than £13m.