Newcastle United officials are reportedly in France as they look to finalise a deal to sign Nice’s Allan Saint-Maximin, but will he be the mesmerising winger that supporters have been craving?
Reports in France, as cited by Get French Football News claim an €18 million deal is close.
The 22-year-old now looks set to join Steve Bruce’s side, with the Magpies continuing their summer spending after bringing in Brazilian striker Joelinton.
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This is certainly an exciting prospect for supporters, but one that they should be cautious about. Saint-Maximin has been highly rated in France for some time but has never quite stepped up to the level that many believe he is capable of.
A dynamic and tricky winger, Saint-Maximin won’t struggle to beat defenders for pace, but question marks remain over his end product.
Described as one of Ligue 1’s ‘most frustrating’ footballers, Newcastle will be hoping to harness his natural talent or he risks seeing his ability go to waste.
Six goals and five assists in Ligue 1 last season is a modest return, but Newcastle will be hoping he can produce a little more on the Premier League stage as one of their key attacking stars.
Newcastle will need that added bit of quality if they want to stay in the Premier League and they’ll be hoping that the French winger can provide Joelinton with the service he needs in the final third.
