Sissoko to join Newcastle

[Folami David]

French Ligue 1 club Toulouse confirmed on Thursday the sale of their French international midfielder Moussa Sissoko to English Premier League side Newcastle United with 'immediate effect'.
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''Moussa Sissoko will not finish his contract with TFC '', which was due to expire in June, Toulouse announced in a statement.
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'' Agreement has been reached with Newcastle for a permanent transfer which takes effect today ''.
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Earlier on Thursday, a source to the negotiations told AFP that a deal was nearly complete that would see the French international of Malain origin move to Newcastle on a 5-and-a-half year contract.