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title: "Newcastle: Toon considered move for Brentford forward Benrahma in summer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Kyle Archer"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2019-09-12T05:05:20Z"
modified: "2019-09-12T05:05:20Z"
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# Newcastle: Toon considered move for Brentford forward Benrahma in summer

**Newcastle United considered making a move to sign Brentford forward Said Benrahma in the summer, and could revisit their position in January, according to [The Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/the-nine-players-newcastle-united-could-target-in-january-including-two-championship-stars-and-a-czech-republic-international-541412?page=2).**

It is suggested the Magpies are keen to sign the best players from outside the Premier League, in the hopes that acquiring talent from elsewhere will see the North East outfit find a better value for their money.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Benrahma enjoyed a tremendous campaign at Griffin Park last season under the tutelage of Bees boss Thomas Frank, who brought the Algerian to the [Championship](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/7/Seasons/7379/Stages/16389/PlayerStatistics/England-Championship-2018-2019) in 2018 from boyhood side OGC Nice for less than £5million ([TEAMtalk](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-brentford-want-30m-for-star-amid-arsenal-spurs-interest)).

The 24-year-old would feature 49 times for his new side last season – starting 35 games – in which he scored 11 goals and was credited with 17 assists across all competitions ([TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/said-benrahma/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/290532)), enough to rank top for goals created in the second-tier.

His efforts also saw Brentford place a staggering £30million asking price on him ([TEAMtalk](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-brentford-want-30m-for-star-amid-arsenal-spurs-interest)), after a host of Premier League sides including Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham began to closely monitor the Ain Temouchent-born winger’s progress, while Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan were also linked.

Brentford have produced a range of young talents to have made it to the Premier League ([TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-brentford/jugendarbeit/verein/1148)), with AFC Bournemouth’s Chris Mepham one of the most recent, while Watford striker [Andre Gray](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andre-gray/profil/spieler/120565) secured his move to Burnley after a year at Griffin Park.

Benrahma, a two-time Algeria international, had loan spells with French sides SCO Angers, GFC Ajaccio and LB Chateauroux before leaving Nice, for whom he played 18 senior games for.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Newcastle showing an interest in Benrahma after a season like his in the Championship is hardly surprising, especially given the Magpies parted ways with Ayoze Perez in the summer – a forward who scored the most goals and played the second-most key passes for them in the league last season ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/23/Archive/England-Newcastle-United)).

It is also hardly surprising that the Toon decided to look elsewhere and ultimately landed the services of another OGC Nice product, Allan Saint-Maximin, who cost the St. James’ Park natives close to half what Brentford were believed to have been asking for at £16.5m ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49211377)).

If Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron have not helped form a revitalised offence come the turn of the year, then Steve Bruce may have to look at further signings, but there are probably cheaper alternatives to Benrahma – Newcastle were also interested in Hull City’s Jarrod Bowen, who was available for £20m ([Chronicle](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1155163701214883843)).

***Newcastle fans, would you have liked to have seen Benrahma at St. James’ Park this season? Let us know in the comments below…***