Sky Sports in Germany have released an update on Moussa Diaby’s future, namechecking Newcastle United and Manchester United in their latest report.
Florian Plettenberg – a senior reports at Sky Germany – states that he is ‘on the list’ at St James’ Park, but claims our interest ‘not advanced’ in recent months, suggesting we may end up pursuing other options.
Man Utd are thought to be ‘monitoring his situation’ and could step up their interest, depending on how things unfold with club’s ownership.
Bayer Leverkusen are demanding between £60-£70m for the Frenchman (€70-80m), so he won’t come cheap. This is no surprise after another impressive season in the Bundesliga, bagging 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions and shining in their run to the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Who knows where we’ll turn to next in our search for a top winger, but this isn’t the first report that has suggested we may be cooling our interest in the 23-year-old.
If he’ll demand in excess of £60m, perhaps we think that sort of money could be better spent elsewhere? Time will tell if the Toon make a move or pursue other options.
