Tuesday, 10th June, 2014
French Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have not abandoned the idea of signing defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Newcastle United.
Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud had insisted recently that signing Yanga-Mbiwa from the Magpies was a financial impossibility. However, the Ligue 1 club are still in the race for the 25-year-old, according to Le Parisien.
Indeed, the former Montpellier man has been identified as a priority recruit by Bordeaux, who are determined to pull out all the stops to place him at coach Willy Sagnol's disposal next season.
Yanga-Mbiwa has been made available for transfer this summer by Newcastle.
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The centre-back, who was a key man in Montpellier's 2011/12 Ligue 1 title win, joined the Magpies in January 2013.
However, he failed to convince at St. James' Park this season and saw several of his performances harshly criticised as Newcastle leaked goals.
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