Yohan Cabaye – Newcastle United to Monaco
If you believe what Newcastle’s director of football, Joe Kinnear says, which admittedly is hard to do, then French midfielder Yohan Cabaye won’t be going anywhere.
However, ask the player himself and you may get a very different story. Last month the highly rated 27-year-old admitted that a return home could be on the cards with Ligue 1 new boys Monaco said to be interested in bringing him back to France as they look to continue to add an impressive list of names flocking to the principality.
“Monaco have the means to build a strong team. It might interest everyone,” he’d said.
French newspaper L’Equipe had suggested that he had flown into France for a medical shortly after news of their interest broke, but a fortnight later and those rumours proved to be unfounded, however, they still haven’t gone away completely.
With the new season fast approaching and money no issue, a move could be on the cards very soon, which could be disastrous for the Magpies as their season quickly unraveled following an injury to their star man last season saw them plunge toward the relegation zone.
He has been unhappy with the club’s fall, believing that he was joining a Champions League chasing side when he arrived from Lille two years ago, though Monaco have been rivaled recently by fellow big spenders Paris St Germain, though Manchester United have also been credited with an interest.
But Monaco are still in pole position, as their owner, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is keen to add more star names to his roster, whatever the cost.