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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies ‘watched’ Ludovic Ajorque"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-08-03T11:15:01Z"
modified: "2022-08-03T11:15:01Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies ‘watched’ Ludovic Ajorque

**Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol has revealed that [Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) ‘watched’ striker Ludovic Ajorque over the weekend ahead of a potential move.**

### The Lowdown: Impressed

Ajorque impressed against an albeit weakened Liverpool team on Sunday night, [assisting](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-beaten-strasbourg-anfield) the second goal in a 3-0 away win for Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg.

The striker recorded eight assists in Ligue 1 last season on top of his 12 goals ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ludovic-ajorque/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/283994/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=FR1&pos=&trainer_id=)), and so is sure to attract plenty of interest as the transfer window progresses – journalist [Alessandro Schiavone](https://twitter.com/journ9ale/status/1438946185914552323) is shocked teams haven’t been shopping for the striker sooner.

### The Latest: Newcastle watch

Speaking to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12476234/transfer-centre-live?postid=4239448#liveblog-body) on Monday night, Solhekol revealed that the Magpies were among as many as eight clubs from the Premier League who ‘watched’ Ajorque ahead of a potential move:

*“A player who we could be hearing a lot more from in the next couple of weeks played against Liverpool for Strasbourg at the weekend.*

*“He’s a striker called Ludovic Ajorque, 6ft 6in striker with a very good scoring record for them, is available for £18m.*

*“I’m told the clubs that watched him yesterday were Wolves, Everton, Leicester, West Ham, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle. He’s someone we might be hearing a lot more from.”*

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### The Verdict: Different option

Hailed as a [‘beast’](https://twitter.com/journ9ale/status/1438946185914552323) by Schiavone, the six-foot-six Ajorque would offer a different option to Callum Wilson up top.

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He has shown that he can perform consistently in a major league, racking up double figures in total goals and assists in each of the last four campaigns ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ludovic-ajorque/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/283994/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=FR1&pos=&trainer_id=)), and at 28 years of age, is a player in his prime.

Nonetheless, £18m could turn out to be a steal if he hits the ground running at St. James’ Park straight away, and with the level of competition for his signature, this is a deal that the Toon need to get done as soon as possible.