da doce： According to L’Equipe, via Sport Witness, Newcastle United had a €45m (£37.4m) bid for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare accepted in January, but the Frenchman rejected the move to St James’ Park.
da betobet： Manchester United were amongst the clubs to be linked with the midfielder during the winter transfer window.
Soumare ultimately remained in France, but the 20-year-old has not featured in any of Lille’s last four league matches.
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According to L’Equipe, the Ligue 1 club are currently punishing the youngster for turning down a move to Newcastle by leaving him out of the side.
The Magpies are allegedly unlikely to return with an offer in the summer, and a number of the club’s fans have been reacting to the situation on social media.
Some understand why Soumare allegedly turned them down.
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Meanwhile, there are also those supporters who do not believe that the bid was actually made in the first place.
Soumare has made 29 appearances for Lille in all competitions this season, including 19 in Ligue 1.
And it will be fascinating to see what happens with the France Under-21 international in the coming weeks as he was not even on the bench against Marseille at the weekend.
Meanwhile, a number of the club’s supporters have delivered their verdicts on the performance of Valentino Lazaro against Arsenal.