Monaco have opened talks with Rennes in order to reach an agreement for the signature of Newcastle United target Adama Diakhaby.

The 21-year-old’s future has been under the scanner all summer, with a number of clubs interested in snaring him away from Rennes during the transfer window.




Newcastle have been interested in the winger and have been reportedly considering making a bid, while even Lille have been keen to sign the France Under-21 international.

However, Monaco are currently leading the chase to sign the young winger from Rennes and according to French sports daily L'Equipe, they have opened talks with the Ligue 1 outfit to reach an agreement over a fee.
 


Monaco have been interested in Diakhaby all summer, but negotiations were on hold before they recently re-opened talks with Rennes to get their hands on the winger.  

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It has been claimed that a fee of around €10m will be good enough to convince Rennes to sell Diakhaby this summer and Monaco are working towards agreeing a deal.

The Frenchman, who scored four Ligue 1 goals last season, has a contract until 2019 with Rennes.