[KevanGuy]

Originally Posted by devo22

I always knew that Newcastle has a French fetish, but this is getting ridiculous ... after Debuchy, they have now signed Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Montpellier and Massadio Haidara from Nancy, plus Yoan Gouffran (Bordeaux) and Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse) are set to join the team this week as well. That would push the number of French players to 10, as they already have Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Amalfitano, Marveaux and Obertan ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21157220

His (Gouffan) arrival takes the number of Frenchmen at St James' Park up to eight, although the club also contains French speakers Papiss Cisse, Mehdi Abeid and Cheick Tiote.

Newcastle winger Sammy Ameobi tweeted on Tuesday: "Need to brush up on my French because this is just getting ridiculous lol".