Newcastle fans have had a long-standing love affair with French wingers. In the past, players like David Ginola, Laurent Robert, Charles N’Zogbia and Hatem Ben Arfa captured the imagination of the black and whites and offered excitement to fans in the northeast of England. Allan Saint-Maximin currently occupies that “role”. The supporters love him because of his efforts on and off the pitch, but the former OGC Nice man wants his compatriot Marcus Thuram to join him at St. James’ Park.Maxi delights kids in Newcastle with all the toys they ever wantedNewcastle have been linked with a move for the France international, with his contract at Borussia Monchengladbach set to expire at the end of the season. The forward could be available for a fraction of his true market value. According to the English press, Newcastle is just one of the clubs willing to sign Thuram for a fee of around $10 million. The 25-year-old is valued at around $30 million in the wake of his World Cup exploits, so any team signing him for a third of that amount would surely get a bargain.##NAJAVA_MECA_6899999##Saint-Maximin is close friends with Thuram, having played youth football at Boulogne-Billancourt alongside him and representing France together at Under-17, Under-20 and Under-21 level. And Maxi has admitted he has talked to Thuram about life at Newcastle.”He is a great player, and I hope we have a chance to take him here. Yeah, I will be honest. I have chatted with him. For me, he’s a great player. I’ve known this guy a long time. I have played with him when I was very young. I know all his family. He has great parents. He’s an incredible guy.”Blessed with blistering pace and fierce physicality, the son of legendary French international Lilian Thuram assumed a versatile role throughout his career but has slowly crept toward a central standing within the front three, now playing as an out-and-out forward with regularity. So, in theory, he and Saint-Maximin could take the pitch together for Eddie Howe’s team.So proud of you pic.twitter.com/2PDlBrCojP— Allan Saint-Maximin (@asaintmaximin) December 15, 2022 The competition for Marcus’ services will be fierce, though. Italian reporter Rudy Galetti stated recently that Manchester United have been weighing up a move for the French ace. And they won’t be the only ones thinking about the former Guingamp and Sochaux player.
