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title: "Newcastle join race for French defender"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/20/newcastle-join-race-for-french-defender/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-06-20T21:09:44Z"
modified: "2018-06-20T21:11:13Z"
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# Newcastle join race for French defender

Newcastle are interested in signing Toulouse defender Christopher Jullien this summer.

Journalist Manu Lonjon claims that Newcastle are planning to battle for Jullien, with Southampton also interested.

> Twitter: Newcastle is joining the race for Christopher Jullien ( Toulouse) . Southampton is also intersted https://t.co/EJtktVuRxh (@ManuLonjon)

Toulouse are set to let go of a number of players this summer as they look to reshape their squad over the next few months.

Newcastle are on the lookout for a new central defender, but may have to beat Southampton if they want to secure Jullien this summer.

Jullien is thought to be eying up a move to the Premier League this summer, as he looks to push on in his career.

There have also been reports that Toulouse want a fee in the region of €10m for the central defender.