Report: Mohamed Diame to sign new Newcastle United contract

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Mohamed Diame has been at Newcastle United since the summer of 2016.

Newcastle United midfielder Mohamed Diame is set to sign a new contract with the Magpies, according to The Chronicle.

It has been reported that Diame has already made an agreement with Newcastle over a new deal.

An extension will be triggered in the 31-year-old midfielder’s later this season if he plays a certain number of matches, according to The Chronicle.

The former Wigan Athletic and West Ham United midfielder star is out of contract at Newcastle next summer, according to Transfermarkt.co.uk.

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Diame has been on the books of Newcastle since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Hull City for a transfer fee reported by The Chronicle to be worth £3.5 million.

The Senegalese midfielder has played in all 11 Premier League matches for Newcastle so far this season.

During the 2017-18 campaign, Diame – who earns £45,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – made 23 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League for Newcastle during the 2017-18 campaign, scoring two goals in the process, according to WhoScored.