Newcastle are set to finally make their first signing of the close season by agreeing a fee with Lyon for striker Bafetimbi Gomis.
Gomis represents the first deal the Magpies will complete under controversial director of football Joe Kinnear, with the deal set to be sealed according to the French club's president Jean-Michel Aulas.
Newcastle will pay up to £8.7million for the 27-year-old, who scored 16 league goals for Lyon last season, Aulas told French paper Le Journal du Dimanche.'We agreed on Newcastle's offer for an eight million euros transfer plus two million in bonuses. The club has come to accept the player's salary claims,' Aulas was quoted as saying.
'The deal is now subject to an agreement over the agents fees,' he added.
'I understand there's a problem over the amount and the payment of the fees... Hopefully, it would be settled within the next 24 or 48 hours.'
Gomis, who has played 12 times for France, has been one of the most consistent players in the French league for years, scoring at least 10 goals in each of the last seven seasons.
Gomis represents the first deal the Magpies will complete under controversial director of football Joe Kinnear, with the deal set to be sealed according to the French club's president Jean-Michel Aulas.
Newcastle will pay up to £8.7million for the 27-year-old, who scored 16 league goals for Lyon last season, Aulas told French paper Le Journal du Dimanche.'We agreed on Newcastle's offer for an eight million euros transfer plus two million in bonuses. The club has come to accept the player's salary claims,' Aulas was quoted as saying.
'The deal is now subject to an agreement over the agents fees,' he added.
'I understand there's a problem over the amount and the payment of the fees... Hopefully, it would be settled within the next 24 or 48 hours.'
Gomis, who has played 12 times for France, has been one of the most consistent players in the French league for years, scoring at least 10 goals in each of the last seven seasons.
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