Newcastle United attacker Allan Saint-Maximin admits Bruno Guimaraes wants to be reunited with Lucas Paqueta.

Guimaraes has talked up publicly the prospect of former Lyon teammate Paqueta joining him on Tyneside.

And Saint-Maximin has hinted Guimaraes has said the same behind closed doors.

He told Goal: "Who would I like to attract to Newcastle? It's a conversation that we will certainly have between players, with the coach and the investors.

"The coach has a well-defined idea of what he needs for his team. If I had to choose, it would be the heart that would speak.

"I also know that Bruno (Guimaraes) is very fond of (Lucas) Paquetá."