According to L’Equipe (via Evening Chronicle), Newcastle United have bid around £20 million for Mainz striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The France youth international scored 14 league goals in 34 games last term and the Bundesliga side have slapped £35 million on his head despite signing him for just £9 million last summer.
Newcastle are looking to make quality additions to their squad this summer, but it is hard to see them breaking their club transfer record barely six months after they paid £20.7 million for Miguel Almiron with owner Mike Ashley still calling the shots.