The Daily Mail is reporting that Newcastle are close to signing 17 year-old Swiss central defender Kevin Mbabu.
Kevin Mbabu – 17 year-old Swiss defender
The right footed 6′ tall youngster who has been at Servette FC for six months, and he has one first team appearance for the Geneva based club, making his debut last September, and Newcastle are hoping to secure him for around a £1M fee.
That’s how much Newcastle paid last summer for Gael Bigirimana, who has looked a good player for Newcastle this season. Manchester United have also been watching the 17 year-old.
Kevin has played 20 times for the Swiss U16, U17, U18 and U19 sides, and is a top up-and-coming Swiss defender and he’s from the famous Team Genève-Servette-Carouge which has produced some good Swiss players in the past such as Philippe Senderos, Reto Ziegler, Fabrizio Zambrella, Jeremy Frick and Kevin Tsimba.
The Servette defender will become part of the Newcastle Development squad, which needs strengthening following as many as eleven players being released last summer – those players just didn’t make the grade at Newcastle.
That’s about all we know about this player – if any readers know this lad or have seen him play – please let us know what he’s like.
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378 comments so far
Tsunki
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:32 PM
Comment #1I could kick things off but….
Dantoon85
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:34 PM
Comment #2Don’t know much about this lad does anyone rate him??
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:36 PM
Comment #3Never heard of him so don’t have much to say.
But gfn reporting feberbache have pulled out of trying to sign belhanda….could we pounce.
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:36 PM
Comment #4I heard he’s great up front in the no 9 role.
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:36 PM
Comment #5Wow PL goal fest tonight.
Mark
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Comment #6To be fair, we have a very poor batch of youngsters (with 2 or 3 exceptions) compared to most clubs, so any possible upcoming prospect will be welcomed with open arms IMO!
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Comment #7We need fulham S’hampton, reading and norwich to lose.
Oh.
AshtreeKid
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Comment #8Whats anyone think will be our level of activity in the transfer market tomorrow??
toonarmydownsouth
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Comment #9Ed did you say 17 or 27! Its obafemi all over again!
Magpies-till-d3ath
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Comment #10See Bony scored today…..AGAIN! Don’t know much about this Mbabu lad!
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Comment #11Ba on the bench 0-0. On second half me thinks.
Mister Tuff
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Comment #12I see Mirin is not now going to Lille. Report say the club are in talks with the Toon, West Ham and Fulham and the he will stay at Valenciennes until the summer. Link:-
http://www.le10sport.com/football/mercato/va-legrand-isimat-mirin-nira-pas-a-lille-91372
Offkey
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Comment #13love the moustache.
Also, think I found a download link to the villa vs nufc full game – pretty slow – but I missed it due to work booking me into a crap hotel
http://www.fullmatches.net/aston-villa-vs-newcastle-29-jan-2013-full-match/
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Comment #14Ashtree
Sub zero activity. Mother hubbards cupboards are bare.
Dantoon85
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:41 PM
Comment #15He looks like Andre 3000 off the Gillette advert
daztoon
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Comment #16Looks part of Ranger`s wanna be gangster squad
yo-yo
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Comment #17Alien Life Form (makem clone)
I usually administer the Ritalin. Surely you could have got the spelling right off your prescription ?
Offkey
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:43 PM
Comment #18Piss off alf
Barras
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #19We have signed Mbiwa and Sissoko who are only 23, and now we are trying to sign young talents like Mbabu and Thauvin.
Building for the future.
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #20Comon get Ba on – can’t afford reading to pick up a point!
yo-yo
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #21Mirin in the summer and Belhanda or Bony. MMMM
One more sleep till deadline day 🙂
p
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #22really alf?
AshtreeKid
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #23I still think we need another striker?
toonarmydownsouth
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Comment #242-1 united thanks rooney, c’mon chelski get ba on the pitch let him bag a couple then tweak his hammy nout too bad just enough to sideline him through the weekend!
So what to people think alf stands for?
Alf
Loves
Felching?
Spuggy
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Comment #25Chelski 63% possesion, 6 shots, 0 on target.
All mouth and no trousers.
Krul to be Kind
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Comment #26loving this kids attempt at the bum fluff tash!!!
He kind of pulls it off to be fair! 😉
where did alf and Remy go, i need some entertainment!
Blaydon-Toon
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Comment #27Alf grow up ans piss off you racist troll … Get a life !
toonarmydownsouth
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Comment #28Wow alf a racist and a cnut your talents are endless
alf
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Comment #29Yo yo what a Tool!
Dantoon85
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Comment #30Some harsh comments on here
p
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #31@24, yes, we could do with a pacy, tricky player with some versatility.
HBA ticks most of those boxes (though he is not regarded as pacy) though so, it’s not the end of the world if we do not get another in.
beefman13
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #32Alf, you will support the toon “till death us do part”
Joe Blog
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #33Kevin – not a great name for a footballer – name some illustrious Kevins.
Barras
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #34Bitterness, hatred, racism – yes they are all disgusting traits but they are also destructive traits. Don’t let them characterize you as a person alf.
toonarmydownsouth
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #35Spuggy
You’d think they would of learnt not to bother with torres by now!
89Norcal
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Comment #36Dantoon85
Lol he does.
Seems like we’ve shut down all the doubters today so far except alf. Guy is nothing but a mackem troll. He’s been banned from his own club’s forums so he comes on ours and spews nonsense from his backside.
please go alf
Joe Blog
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Comment #37Aside from the obvious one!
Krul to be Kind
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Comment #38lol @25 tads
toonarmydownsouth
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Comment #39Joe blog
Kevin nolan
yo-yo
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Comment #40Alf
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