Is Florian Thauvin A Major Risk?

Last updated : 17 August 2015 By Footy Mad - Editor

Thauvin has been the subject of intense interest from Steve McClaren's scouts this summer, but Marseille have remained resolutely opposed to his departure after the loss of Dimitri Payet to West Ham.

But according to French radio station RMC, Marseille have had a change of heart and will now accept an offer for the starlet.

He is certainly not a choice of McClaren, because Newcastle have been chasing the player for seven months at the very least.

Marseille want €17m to be put on the table for Thauvin, €2m more than they paid Lille to sign the player.
 
However, it remains less than clear whether Cabella would be prepared to make the move back to his native France just a year after joining Newcastle from Montpellier.

And let's not forget - Cabella was NOT a choice for Alan Pardew (when he was manager) - he was another "scouted" by a "French connection".

Cabella though has struggled to make his mark since arriving at St. James' Park and a switch to Marseille would offer him the prospect of regular first team football.

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SWANSEA CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

1. Tim Krul   
22. Daryl Janmaat   
18. Chancel Mbemba   
2. Fabricio Coloccini   
19. Massadio Haidara   
8. Vurnon Anita   
4. Jack Colback   
7. Moussa Sissoko  45' 
5. Georginio Wijnaldum   
14. Gabriel Obertan  82' 
9. Papiss Cisse  54' 
Subs
6. Mike Williamson   
16. Rolando Aarons  54' 
17. Ayoze Perez   
24. Cheick Tiote   
26. Karl Darlow   
27. Steven Taylor  45' 
45. Aleksandar Mitrovic  82'

Bafetimbi Gomis and Andre Ayew both scored for the second game running as Swansea comfortably saw off 10-man Newcastle 2-0 at the Liberty Stadium.

Gomis opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a composed finish before Ayew, who was also on target in the opening-day 2-2 draw at Chelsea, scored with a powerful second-half header after Newcastle full-back Daryl Janmaat had been sent off for a second bookable offence by referee Mike Jones.

Janmaat was booked after clattering into Jefferson Montero twice and the Dutchman's luck ran out in the 41st-minute when he pulled the Ecuadorian back to stop him launching a Swansea attack from deep.

The defender's departure left Newcastle with a mountain to climb and Steve McClaren's decision to withdraw Moussa Sissoko - the Magpies' best player in the first half - and Papiss Cisse revealed a preference for damage limitation rather than offering any real hope of getting back into this Barclays Premier League contest.

Swansea began with a swagger befitting a side who had held the champions on the opening day of the season, with Jonjo Shelvey and Gylfi Sigurdsson both testing Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul from distance.

The breakthrough soon came as Shelvey threaded a delicious ball through for Gomis to race onto.

Newcastle waited in vain for an offside flag as Gomis showed excellent composure to round Krul and score.

Swansea were playing some fluid football but the goal failed to knock Newcastle out of their counter-attacking stride and Lukasz Fabianski had to be alert at his near post to turn Gabriel Obertan's low shot aside.

Sissoko also found Obertan in a threatening position and, although the Frenchman's first touch was heavy, the ball was cut back with only intelligent defending from Federico Fernandez preventing Cisse from equalising.

Newcastle had edged their way back into the contest but things got a whole lot tougher for them when Janmaat saw red for a dozy piece of defending as he pulled back Montero deep inside the Swansea half.

Montero almost immediately capitalised on his extra freedom when he cut inside stand-in right-back Vurnon Anita and Sissoko to thud the Newcastle post from 20 yards.

Swansea struck the woodwork again within three minutes of the re-start when Sigurdsson hit the underside of the bar from 20 yards but the second goal soon came.

This time Montero raced beyond Chancel Mbema and his cross was met by the powerful head of Ayew, who gave Krul no chance to register his second goal in English football after his debut strike at Chelsea.

Ayew almost added another but Swansea were in cruise control as they made it six wins out of nine against Newcastle in the Premier League.

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NEWCASTLE UNITED

Fri 10th July (8pm BST)

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Gateshead FC 0 Newcastle Utd 1 (Cisse pen)

(First half): Darlow, Janmaat, Haidara, Lascelles, Williamson, Anita, Colback, Gouffran, Cisse, Sissoko, De Jong. (Second half): Woodman, Bigirimana, Satka, Good, Ferguson, Tiote, Obertan, Aarons, Perez, Armstrong, Riviere.

Tue 14th July (8pm CT)

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Club Atlas (MEX) 2 Newcastle Utd 1 (Sissoko)

Krul (Darlow 46); Janmaat (Bigirimana 72), Williamson, Lascelles, Haidara (Ferguson 72); Anita, Colback; Sissoko (Obertan 72), de Jong (Perez 72), Gouffran (Aarons 72); Cisse (Armstrong 72).

Sat 18th July (8pm UTC)

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Sacramento Republic FC (USA) 0 Newcastle Utd 1 (og)

Krul (Woodman 46), Janmaat, Williamson, Lascelles (Taylor 46), Haïdara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Obertan (Aarons 69), de Jong (Perez 69), Cissé (Wijnaldum 69).

Tue 21st July (7.30pm UTC)

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Portland Timbers (USA) 4 Newcastle Utd 3 (Wijnaldum, Aarons 2)

Darlow (Woodman 46), Bigirimana, Satka, Ferguson, Aarons; Abeid (Anita 65), Wijnaldum (Janmaat 46), Gouffran (De Jong 76), Sissoko (Obertan 46), Ayoze, Cisse (Armstrong 46).

Sun 26th July (1pm BST)

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Sheffield United 2 Newcastle Utd 2 (Wijnaldum, de Jong)

Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Taylor (Lascelles 69), Haïdara, Anita (Obertan 59), Colback, Sissoko (Abeid 80), Wijnaldum (De Jong 73), Perez (Aarons 45), Cissé (Armstrong 80)

Wed 29th July (7.45pm BST)

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 York City 2 Newcastle Utd 1 (Perez)

Darlow (Elliot HT); Bigirimana, Lascelles, Satka, Ferguson; Abeid, Gouffran; Aarons (Kemen 59), De Jong, Perez; Mitrovic (Suddick 70)

Sat 1st August (3pm BST)

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Newcastle Utd 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1

Krul, Janmaat (Mbemba 62), Williamson, Taylor, Haïdara, Anita (De Jong 75), Colback, Sissoko (Perez 81), Obertan (Aarons 62), Wijnaldum, Cissé (Mitrovic 62).

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Sunday August 9

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NEWCASTLE UTD 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Cisse, Wijnaldum)

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara; Colback, Anita (Tiote, 67); Sissoko, Wijnaldum (De Jong, 81), Obertan; Cisse (Mitrovic, 75). Subs not used: Darlow, Taylor, Aarons, Perez.

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Saturday August 15

SWANSEA CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko (45' Taylor), Wijnaldum, Obertan (82' Mitrovic), Cisse (54' Aarons). Subs: Williamson, Perez, Tiote, Darlow

Saturday August 22

12:45 Man Utd v Newcastle United

Saturday August 29

12:45 Newcastle United v Arsenal

Monday September 14

20:00 West Ham United v Newcastle United

Saturday September 19

15:00 Newcastle United v Watford

Saturday September 26

17:30 Newcastle United v Chelsea