Newcastle United told to pay £40m for 23-year-old French centre-back

Nice central defender Jean-Clair Todibo is a target for Newcastle United.

That is according to The Mirror, which has published how much Newcastle must spend in transfer fees and has identified a potential stumbling block for the Magpies. So, what is the latest on Newcastle United and Jean-Clair Todibo? Let us investigate.

 

What’s the story?

Newcastle United are interested in signing Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice during the January transfer window, according to The Mirror.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe wants to sign a central defender, and Todibo is one of the players on the Magpies’ radar.

According to the report, Nice values Todibo at £40 million, and Newcastle has scouted the France international this season.

Manchester United, on the other hand, is a threat to Newcastle. The Red Devils were interested in signing the former Barcelona defender during the summer transfer window and could try to get him to Old Trafford throughout the season.

Jean-Clair Todibo would make Newcastle United a better team

Nice center defender Jean-Clair Todibo, in my opinion, would be a wonderful signing for Newcastle United in the January transfer window. Todibo did not have the best of times at Barcelona, but he is a revitalised figure at Nice now.

Todibo did not have the best of seasons at Barcelona, but he is now a rejuvenated figure at Nice. After all, the former Barcelona defender is still only 23 years old. In the future years, he can only get better and better. Lothar Matthaus thinks highly of him.

This season, Todibo has made 11 appearances for Nice in Ligue 1. In those games, the Frenchman provided one assist.

Last season, the defender made 33 starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1, while in 2021-22, he made 25 starts and one substitute appearance.