RMC Sport are reporting that Newcastle United have agreed on a fee of £16.5m for OGC Nice’s Allan Saint-Maximin.

Accord trouvé pour Allan Saint-Maximin à Newcastle. Transfert autour de 18 millions d’euros avec pas mal de bonus. Le joueur s’apprête à signer un contrat de 6 ans avec le club anglaiis #Mercato #RMCSport

— Loïc Tanzi (@Tanziloic) August 1, 2019

This tweet translates to:

Agreement found for Allan Saint-Maximin with Newcastle. Transfer around 18 million euros with a lot of bonuses. The player is about to sign a 6-year contract with the English club

It looks like Lee Charnley’s trip to the Mediterranean has paid dividends this time. This is a good deal for a player who if he works hard can become a superstar.

This will be the second first-team player to come in this summer behind Joelinton, who also signed a 6-year deal. This could be a very exciting team with Joelinton, Almiron, and now hopefully Saint-Maximin upfront.