Nantes Want £16.8m For Moses Simon As Newcastle Overtake Leeds In Race For The Winger

Newcastle United have overtaken Leeds United in the race to sign Nantes speed machine Moses Simon – after opening a chain of dialogue with the Ligue 1 side to sign the Nigeria attacker.

Both clubs are interested. It is claimed Nantes want a fee of £16.8million, with Olympique Marseille also said to be keen. 

Megasportsarena.com reports that the 26-year-old Nigerian winger has caught the eye among Premier League clubs with 10 goal involvements in 22 Ligue 1 matches for Nantes – who have surprised many with their form this season, sitting in a lofty sixth place in the French table.

Simon is seen by the Newcastle technical crew as an improvement on Ryan Fraser, but Leeds need him more with Raphinha likely to go.

The 43-time Nigeria international will enter the final two years of his contract at Nantes in the summer, and given his age, it might be the ideal time to cash in. Leeds have been strongly linked with the African ace.

But Newcastle have stolen a march on Leeds, by opening talks to sign the Nigerian ahead of the summer window.