Saudi consortium prepared to meet asking price for Premier League defender - ESPN
Newcastle want to sign Lucas Digne and would be prepared to meet Everton’s £25million asking price, according to ESPN.
The French left-back is currently frozen out at Goodison Park following a bust-up with Rafa Benitez and the Toffees have already acted quickly to sign his £17m replacement Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Our leaky defence is an area Eddie Howe has clearly identified as a weakness, with right-back Kieran Trippier and towering centre-back Sven Botman also believed to be leading targets.
Digne would walk straight into a Toon side that has had to play Matt Ritchie at left-back for most of the season while Jamal Lewis is currently injured and has been inconsistent since his arrival.
ESPN's senior reporter James Olley claims Chelsea are also interested in his signature but would prefer a loan deal; something that doesn't suit Everton as Rafa Benitez looks to raise funds.
It's believed that Inter Milan and Napoli have also shown interest in the 28-year-old, however it seems Newcastle, at this stage, are the only club willing to pay the £25million price tag.
He could be a great signing this month and another statement of intent, yet the player himself may have other ideas if he has offers from the likes of Chelsea, Inter and Napoli.
