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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies want Moussa Diaby and Benoit Badiashile"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-04-23T18:05:36Z"
modified: "2022-04-23T18:05:36Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies want Moussa Diaby and Benoit Badiashile

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) reportedly now want to sign both Moussa Diaby and Benoit Badiashile in the summer.**

### The Lowdown: Busy summer

After the St. James’ Park faithful all but confirmed their safety in the Premier League by reaching [40](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) points after beating Crystal Palace at home 1-0, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) can now look to the summer for the next stage of their long-term project.

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Another three points on the board at Carrow Road on Saturday has seen the Magpies fly into ninth-place, and it’s easy to sense the excitement as we approach PIF’s second transfer window at the club.

They have been linked with some high-profile names already, including the likes of [Darwin Nunez](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-keith-downie-drops-darwin-nunez-transfer-news/) and [Philippe Coutinho](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-coutinho-premier-league/), as the North East club looks to go to the next level.

### The Latest: Two more targets

Taking to Twitter, transfer expert [Santi Aouna](https://twitter.com/Santi_J_FM/status/1517477814165028864) has revealed that the Tyneside outfit now want to sign Diaby and Badiashile from Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco respectively.

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The latter’s price tag has already been set at €40m (£33.6m) by the Ligue 1 side, while Diaby’s price is unknown at this stage.

### The Verdict: Sign both!

The Magpies have the money to spend, so they should be looking to get both players in.

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One thing that they have in common is that they are lightning-quick, as Badiashile has been described as ‘[very fast](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/exclusive-oleg-petrov-on-benoit-badiashile-the-player-was-bankable-but-kovac-wanted-him-to-stay/)‘ by Monaco Vice President Oleg Petrov, while the German media have previously hailed Diaby’s pace as ‘[irresistible](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/why-moussa-diaby-is-worthy-of-his-first-france-call-up-17072)‘.

Nonetheless, with strong [rumours](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/allan-saint-maximin-transfer-news-premier-league-2/) that Allan Saint-Maximin could leave the Toon, Eddie Howe will want to inject some more speed into his team, and these two would be perfect.

[***In other news, find out what ‘frustrating’ NUFC injury blow has now emerged here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/norwich-team-news-lewis-injury-premier-league/)