Source: mail_online
Mathieu Debuchy wanted by Real Madrid in blow for Newcastle
Newcastle have been dealt a blow in their attempt to sign Mathieu Debuchy after Real Madrid launched a rival bid for the Lille defender.The Barclays Premier League side have been chasing the France international all summer and hoped that their final £6million offer would be enough - especially if Lille fail to make the lucrative group stage of the Champions League.
French fancy: real Madrid are ready to rival Newcastle in the race to sign defender Mathieu Debuchy
But Jose Mourinho remains in the market for a right back before Friday’s transfer deadline and has turned to Debuchy with a bid that could be hard to refuse.Spanish newspaper Marca claims that Madrid would be willing to pay as much as £9.5m for the 27-year-old.Mourinho has few alternatives to Alvaro Arbeloa at right back and had earlier tried to land Maicon from his former side Inter Milan.The Brazilian could still leave the San Siro, with Manchester City another possible destination, and Inter are prepared to offer him to Madrid in part-exchange for Lassana Diarra.Inter hope that Diarra is surplus to requirements after Luka Modric’s arrival at the Bernabeu and have sounded him out after so far struggling to strike a deal with City for Nigel de Jong.
