Newcastle United would have to pay a fairly small fee to land Borussia Monchengladbach star Marcus Thuram. 

Gladbach could well look to sell the Frenchman in the January transfer window. His contract is up this summer, so this appears to be their last chance to make a fee from him.

Eddie Howe's side have been linked with the 25-year-old in recent times, with one report from 90min stating that Newcastle had the most 'concrete' interest as far as Premier League clubs were concerned.

Furthermore, Thuram is a good friend of Magpies winger Allan Saint-Maximin, with the winger admitting to Newcastle World he is close with him as well as Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.

The Latest: Claim emerges on Gladbach's expected asking price

Journalist Jacque Talbot spoke to GiveMeSport regarding the fee that Newcastle may have to pay for Thuram's services.

Talbot said the fee would be '£10-15m', which in his opinion is 'relatively low' for a player of his quality.

He said: "Gladbach’s ambition would be to wait and hopefully get him to see out his contract, which ends in the summer. But I heard that if they were looking for a fee, it’d be somewhere between £10-15m, which is relatively low."

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The Verdict: Newcastle should pursue Thuram despite tough competition

Thuram can operate either as a winger or in a forward position and would be a great option for the Magpies to have out wide.

Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron are both strong options at their disposal, but the Frenchman has had an astounding season in the Bundesliga.

The 25-year-old, who has been hailed as 'world-class', has 10 goals in 15 league appearances with the German side this term. Thuram also featured five times for France at the World Cup and picked up two assists. All things considered, that kind of money for a goal record of that quality would indeed be a total bargain.

However, with a return like that, Newcastle could face a lot of competition from a number of sides, but they should do all they can to convince him to make a move to the north-east.