Haidara, Sissoko complete move to Newcastle

Daily Mail reports that Newcastle complete the signing of Nancy defender Massadio Haidara and Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew continues bargain hunting in France with a view of strengthening the squad with quality players. 20-year-old Nancy left-back Massadio Haidara along with 23-year-old Toulouse box-to-box midfielder Moussa Sissoko are two more players to join Newcastle French legion now amounting to total of 11 players. Haidara’s transfer fee it thought to be around £2.9 million while Sissoko’s switch is worth around £2.5 million.

Haidara made 46 appearances in Nancy shirt while Sissoko, considered to be the most exciting Newcastle acquisition of January transfer window, featured in 183 Toulouse games scoring 23 goals.