Manchester United have launched a £15million bid for unsettled Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
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According to The Sunday People, the champions are hoping to pip big-spending Paris St Germain and Monaco, who are both keen to take the French ace back home.
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Cabaye, who cost the Geordies just £4.5m from Lille two years ago, has made it clear he would prefer to take up a fresh challenge in the Premier League.
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And they don't come any bigger than at Old Trafford, where new boss David Moyes is itching to make his first big-money signing after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson.
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The interest from United is another headache for Newcastle who fear being forced to sell Papiss Cisse over the Wonga shirt row.
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Moyes wants a box-to-box midfielder and the 27- year-old Cabaye, also a free-kick specialist, is an ideal fit.
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The French international, whose contract still has three years to run, has netted 10 goals in two seasons in the Premier League but became disillusioned with Newcastle after last term's relegation near miss.
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The appointment of former Toon boss Joe Kinnear as director of football has done nothing to ease his frustration with Kinnear labelling the club's vice- captain Kebab in a radio interview.
David Moyes has done well with this one. Signing new players will always make the club better....Cabaye is dope!