Report: Newcastle United offer Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa to French sides

Newcastle United have reportedly started offering defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa to sides in France.

After making an £8.5m switch to Tyneside from Montpellier 18 months ago, the Frenchman, 25, has failed to earn a regular starting spot in central defence under Alan Pardew.

Newcastle have now offered him to sides in France including Lille, Bordeaux and Marseille, according to the Chronicle.

In one-and-a-half seasons at St James' Park, Yanga-Mbiwa has made 28 league starts for the Magpies.

His stuttering form saw him miss out on the French World Cup squad for next month's tournament in Brazil.