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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies want to sign Boubacar Kamara"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-07-28T17:40:52Z"
modified: "2021-07-28T17:40:52Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies want to sign Boubacar Kamara

**Newcastle United reportedly want to sign Boubacar Kamara in the summer transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: Kamara impresses

Kamara impressed while playing for Marseille in the 2020/21 season, helping them reach [fifth](https://thefishy.co.uk/leaguetable.php?table=34) spot in the Ligue 1 table.

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He played in 35 matches in total in the division, winning 6.9 of his duels per game while also averaging 2.5 tackles, 1.3 clearances and one interception per match ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/boubacar-kamara/826204)).

### The Latest: Cut-price move?

As per [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9831713/Newcastle-increasingly-hopeful-signing-Arsenal-midfielder-Joe-Willock-loan-deal.html), the St. James’ Park faithful are hoping that they can sign Kamara for a fee in the region of £12m, given that he only has a year left on his current deal in France.

This would certainly be a bargain for the North East club, given that he is currently valued at £33.3m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boubacar-kamara/profil/spieler/394327).

### The Verdict: Sign

If the Tyneside club can end up signing Kamara for £12m, then it would certainly be some shrewd business considering his age and market value.

Once dubbed a [‘phenomenon’](https://en.africatopsports.com/2020/05/30/marseille-rolando-praises-qualities-of-boubacar-kamara/) by his former teammate Rolando back in May 2020, the 21-year-old clearly has a lot of potential, and has shown maturity at such a young age by being able to play in a number of different positions ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boubacar-kamara/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/394327)).

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Nonetheless, he will be full of confidence coming off the back of such a good individual season, and is certainly a player that Steve Bruce should be finding room in his squad for.

[***In other news, find out what Mike Ashley has recently told the takeover consortium here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/takeover-news-mike-ashley-consortium/)