French outfit Lille are eyeing up a January move for Newcastle frontman Emmanuel Riviere, reports Le10 Sport.

Riviere arrived on Tyneside last summer for a fee of £6m, and he hasn’t exactly set the world alight for the Magpies.

The former Toulouse striker has made 23 Premier League appearances for the club, scoring only one goal during that time.

Lille are reportedly looking to bolster their currently depleted attacking options, and Riviere has emerged as a potential target for Les Dogues.

However, Riviere’s high wage packet could pose a stumbling block in any potential deal, with the French side searching for a cheap option.

The 25-year-old hasn’t featured for United this season, after suffering a harrowing knee injury earlier in the year.

With the signing of Aleksandar Mitrovic, many of the Toon faithful remain intrigued in seeing Riviere forming a potential partnership with the big Serb, but his time on Tyneside looks limited.