Striker links - Who would you most like to see at St James'?

Newcastle have been linked with a whole host of strikers already, and with summer on the horizon it seems likely that we will be linked with a whole load more.

Aside from Connor Wickham, most of the names that have been linked currently ply their trade in France. These names include Kevin Gameiro, Lille pair Moussa Sow and Gervinho, and Youssef El-Arabi from Caen. It may all be just rumours of course, but then there could also be some interest on our part in any of these players. If push came to shove though, which one would you have?

1. Gervinho.



Gervinho is not just a striker as he has the bonus of being able to play very well on the right side of the pitch. It's been hinted at by Graham Carr that Newcastle are in interested in him and reports in France about a move to Newcastle just won't go away. Gervinho has even mentioned us specifically before, so hopefully there is some interest and we can bring Cheik Tiote's Ivory Coast pal to the North-East.

2. Moussa Sow.



Moussa Sow is another name that has been linked with us fairly frequently by the French press. The Senegal international has scored 20 goals in 30 games this season for Lille and would cost around £7 million. He was first linked with us back in March and has been a regular fixture in the gossip columns ever since.

3. Kevin Gameiro.



Not one that we've been linked with so much to be honest, but he is on the radar of Graham Carr who has been to several FC Lorient matches in the past few months. Alan Pardew has also been to see Lorient in action. Could it be Gameiro that they were both keeping tabs on? A fee of about £9 million would be on the cards if true.

4. Youseff El-Arabi.



El-Arabi was first linked with us back in January with a £4 million deal being mooted. Nothing came of it however until the other day when El-Arabi announced his intention to leave Caen at the end of the season. I wrote about that here on NUFC Blog the other day, and you can read it clicking here.

I'd be happy with any of them to be honest, although we'll probably end up with none. That's if we are even interested in any of course! If I was being greedy I'd like to see Gameiro and Gervinho in the black and white stripes, although much depends on how much they would cost.

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