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Wantaway Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko is being targeted by West Bromwich Albion.

The 26-year-old publicly stated his desire to depart St James’ Park last week and professed his wish to play for an English side in the Champions League - even labelling Arsenal as a “beautiful” club.

Talk of a move to The Hawthorns does not necessarily match Sissoko’s personal-held lofty ambitions for himself, but the Baggies are understood to be genuine in their interest.

France international Sissoko is likely to hold out for an alternative option - he does not expect his future to be resolved until after Euro 2016 - but as of yet those appear few and far between.

Reports earlier this week claimed German side Hamburg had made a ‘bid’ of £9.5million for Sissoko, though the Magpies have yet to receive a formal offer for their midfielder.

Chelsea and Liverpool have also been credited with an interest, though neither of those clubs have yet turned that into a formalised enquiry.

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Newcastle and Rafa Benitez, meanwhile, will not allow Sissoko to depart on the cheap - and they will likely want a figure in the region of £15m for their midfielder.

Benitez is keen to retain the majority of the United squad who were relegated, and he regards Sissoko as one of his most important players.

Last week the Spaniard told Sissoko’s agent that he was keen to keep the Frenchman on Tyneside, and Newcastle are under no financial obligation to sell.

Whether West Brom would have the funds - or ambition - to convince Sissoko to join anyway is another point entirely.

The Baggies would be unable to offer Sissoko European football, though they are in the Premier League and not the Championship.

Sissoko has long maintained that he believes he has the quality to play for a Champions League side, so a move to the Midlands may not necessarily appeal to him.