Friday, 30th May, 2014
Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have joined the race for out-of-favour Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
The 25-year-old defender has been made available for transfer this summer by Newcastle, providing an acceptable offer is made.
Yanga-Mbiwa saw his displays over the season for the Magpies strongly criticised and the club's boss Alan Pardew is thought ready to allow the player to leave.
Clubs in Yanga-Mbiwa's native France have been alerted to the possibility of signing him, with Lille already in the chase.
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Now, according to L'Equipe, they have been joined by Bordeaux.
The defender was a key man in Montpellier's unlikely Ligue 1 title triumph in 2012 and joined Newcastle in January 2013.
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