Arsenal are in talks with Newcastle United for Mathieu Debuchy.
Reports of a fee being agreed between the two clubs are premature, but contact has been made.
In addition, long-time admirers Paris St Germain, who signed the 28-year-old's close friend Yohan Cabaye from the Magpies for £19million in January, retain an interest, and reports have suggested Marseille too are monitoring his situation.
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