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title: "Newcastle United: Aaron Stokes stunned by Moussa Diaby transfer news"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/bayer-leverkusen-transfer-news-diaby-premier-league-4/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-07-05T11:10:47Z"
modified: "2022-07-05T11:10:47Z"
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# Newcastle United: Aaron Stokes stunned by Moussa Diaby transfer news

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) journalist Aaron Stokes has been left stunned as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Public Investment Fund (PIF) eye up a move for Moussa Diaby.**

### The Lowdown: On the radar

As per Sky Sports journalist [Pete Graves](https://twitter.com/PeteGravesTV/status/1544009943212326913), the 22-year-old is on the Magpies’ ‘radar’ ahead of a potential move to St James’ Park this summer.

However, PIF have an ‘extensive’ list of attacking targets, and it is unclear where the Bayer Leverkusen winger falls on that.

### The Latest: Stokes stunned

Taking to Twitter, [Stokes](https://twitter.com/AaronJStokes/status/1544012487703646208) was left stunned by the prospect of Diaby moving to Newcastle, claiming that the Frenchman would be a ‘marquee’ signing and that the Tynesiders would be hitting the ‘jackpot’ if they sign him.

The Chronicle reporter tweeted: *“When it comes to marquee signings, #NUFC would be hitting jackpot with Moussa Diaby. 31 G/A in 42 games last season, electrifying pace, good with both feet + fearless on the ball. A remarkable deal if they persuade Bayer to sell + the player to join.”*

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### The Verdict: Sign him

Of course, a player of Diaby’s quality would likely not come cheap, but he could be the marquee signing to take Eddie Howe’s team to the next level.

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France Football magazine journalist Christophe Larcher has [suggested](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/moussa-diaby-would-represent-newcastle-24396853) that the 22-year-old is even better than Allan Saint-Maximin, who was yet again one of Newcastle’s key players last season, ranking as their second-best performer in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) with five goals, five assists and six man-of-the-match awards to his name ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/23/Show/England-Newcastle)).

Nonetheless, Diaby is three years younger than the 25-year-old, so his potential is quite riveting to think about if you are a Newcastle supporter.