Reports from France say two or three clubs would take him on loan, but Newcastle would have to pay part of his wages ... which has been knocked back by Mike Ashley.
Now Italian Roma have asked to take him on loan, after Lille defender Marko Basa says he is happy in France.
Roma claim that the French international could even arrive in Rome for his medical today, but Newcastle say the want a replacement first.
And with the minutes ticking away on the final day of the transfer window, why weren't these deals done in last THREE MONTHS?