Sampdoria striker Gregoire Defrel is reportedly on the verge of joining Premier League side Newcastle United.
According to ANSA, Newcastle are ‘very close’ to agreeing a €15m deal for Defrel, who has since been replaced at Samp by Manolo Gabbiadini.
The Frenchman scored 23 goals in 73 appearances for Sassuolo before moving to Roma for €20m in the summer of 2017.
However, injuries and constantly being played out on the right as opposed to his favoured position of centre-forward saw him score just once for the Giallorossi.
Sampdoria striker Gregoire Defrel is reportedly on the verge of joining Premier League side Newcastle United.
According to ANSA, Newcastle are ‘very close’ to agreeing a €15m deal for Defrel, who has since been replaced at Samp by Manolo Gabbiadini.
The Frenchman scored 23 goals in 73 appearances for Sassuolo before moving to Roma for €20m in the summer of 2017.
However, injuries and constantly being played out on the right as opposed to his favoured position of centre-forward saw him score just once for the Giallorossi.
Defrel did net six times in his first 12 Serie A appearances for Samp, whom he joined on loan with an €18.5m option to buy last year, but he has failed to add to his tally in the League since November 11.
The Magpies, coached by ex-Napoli boss Rafa Benitez, are the Premier League’s second-worst goalscorers and find themselves a point adrift of safety.