Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Newcastle United's move for Aladji Bamba underlines a marked shift in transfer strategy for the Magpies.
It is certainly hard to imagine the club spending £55m on a 29-year-old again like they did when they signed forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford last summer.
Instead, Newcastle have targeted players aged 20 and under on the continent this time around.
Bamba, like Sean Steur, Ewen Jaouen and Bazoumana Toure, will need time to adapt to the physicality and intensity of the Premier League - and it is worth stressing the 20-year-old Frenchman has made only 12 competitive starts for Monaco.
But Newcastle have to take calculated risks this summer before such talents become potentially out of reach.
Just like Newcastle's £23m move for Steur, negotiations were carried out discreetly by all parties involved. News that an agreement had been reached arrived only when Bamba was on his way to…
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