Mouctar Diakhaby

Newcastle United tried and failed to sign Valencia ace Mouctar Diakhaby on transfer deadline day according to a report from Super Deporte. The Magpies allegedly showed ‘strong interest’ in signing the French centre-back. Steve Bruce really wanted to bring the 24-tear-old to St James’ Park but didn’t make an offer that Valencia deemed to be acceptable. Central defence is clearly an area where Bruce wanted to strengthen at Newcastle. He will have to make do with what he has now until January at least, however. Diakhaby (R) during La Liga match. January 24,2021. 2021012484 Newcastle tried to sign Diakhaby The Valencia ace was on the Magpies’ radar in the summer according to Super Deporte. Unfortunately for the Tyneside outfit, however, they didn’t quite manage to get a deal done for the ...