Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United have worked hard to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur target Moussa Diaby, according to Dean Jones.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has told GiveMeSport that Newcastle have been keen on signing Diaby for a while now and has already laid the groundwork for a potential move for the France international winger.
Moussa Diaby linked with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United
Interestingly, Antonio Conte’s Tottenham and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have also been linked with the France international winger, who is “exciting” and “quick and tricky”, according to European football expert Kevin Hatchard.
90min reported last week that Tottenham, Newcastle and Arsenal had scouts to watch Diaby in action for Bayer against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League last week.
Newcastle have worked hard to sign Arsenal and Tottenham target Moussa Diaby
Jones told GiveMeSport: “There will undoubtedly be competition for Diaby, he is brilliant. Newcastle have put in the hard yards already though so they will hope that if they want to pick up again on that transfer, they would be ahead of anyone else.”
Stats
Moussa Diaby has provided one assist in seven Bundesliga appearances and has scored one goal in two UEFA Champions League matches for Bayer Leverkusen so far this season.
Last season, the 23-year-old scored 13 goals and gave 12 assists in the Bundesliga, and scored four goals and provided 10 assists in the league in 2020-21.
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