Newcastle United's move for Aladji Bamba underlines a marked shift in transfer strategy for the Magpies. It is certainly hard to imagine the club spending £55m on a 29-year-old again like they did when they signed forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford last summer. Instead, Newcastle have targeted players aged 20 and under on the continent this time around.
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