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Newcastle United have been offered the chance to re-sign Loic Remy.

The Chelsea striker would offer the Magpies a quick fix option in the January transfer window after their centre-forward problems were exposed once again in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal.

A loan deal for the former Marseille striker has been mooted.

It is thought that Papiss Cisse will be back from a groin injury inside four weeks, but the Magpies are in desperate need of wins and goals.

United’s shot-shy striker’s brigade of Cisse, Ayoze Perez and Aleksandar Mitrovic have notched just 10 goals between them and the Magpies are heading for relegation unless they address their offensive issues.

Remy is a player admired by chief scout Graham Carr, who tracked the 29-year-old for several seasons in France before the Magpies finally landed their man at the second attempt back in summer 2013.

Back then under Alan Pardew, the striker changed his mind at the 11th hour and signed for Queens Park Rangers, preferring the switch to the capital ahead of Tyneside, despite having held positive talks with the Magpies.

Now United find themselves considering a move for the man who scored 14 goals in 26 games for them in the 2013/14 season after a stint on loan.

And it is thought Pardew, now manager of Crystal Palace, is again considering a move for Remy this month – meaning the Magpies could go head-to-head with their former manager for two of their transfer targets, as the Eagles are also monitoring Charlie Austin’s future.

Remy has slipped down the pecking order at Chelsea and played in just eight games in the Premier League and scoring once.

He has also scored twice in the Capital One Cup when afforded a rare chance to shine.

Remy was left out of the squad that faced Pardew and Palace on Sunday at Selhurst Park.

He has also been offered to United’s relegation rivals Swansea City, Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Steve McClaren made his feelings clear after the game about the lack of clinical finishing and said: “It seems in the last three games we’ve done the same.

“I can’t fault the performances, but we need to be more ruthless in both boxes.

“We come away bewildered that we’ve lost the game. Aleksandar Mitrovic missed after a great pull back from Ayoze Perez, but we caused them so many problems and controlled them at the back.

“The last three games we’ve lost 1-0. One in the last minute against Everton, West Brom in the last 10 minutes and this one, but the performances have been there.

“The fight and spirit, the control of the game and the football, everything has been there just not the finishing touches. We said we’d come here and give it a go.”