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Newcastle United have bid £19million for Lyon star Alexandre Lacazette - according to reports in France.

As reported in the Chronicle on December 30, the Magpies have been monitoring the 24-year-old’s delicate situation with the Ligue 1 club. And fans in France woke up this morning to a blazing front page headline in the top French sports paper L’Equipe reporting news of the bid.

L’Equipe claim that United sent two representatives to France last week to make an offer to Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas. Aulas seemed to believe that the £19million was a good starting offer for the player but will hold out for £23million.

However, reports have suggested that Lacazette is not as keen on the idea of moving to Newcastle. Of course, that could still change in the January window but it is clear that the Magpies are trying to get deals done early in the winter trading period.

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Lacazette is unsettled at Lyon after falling out with Aulas when he went public on his wage demands.

He said last year: “Yes his behaviour hurt and disappointed me. It hurt. I think that is a justified word to use.

“When you are a youngster at the club, in the town, and you have never really behaved in a nasty way to anyone, to be treated like that, yes, it hurts.”

United have also been offered the chance to sign Loic Remy on loan from Chelsea with the player expected to give his decision in the next week.