Newcastle United will not sign Patrick Zabi after the midfielder opted to remain in France, according to a report by the [Daily Mail’s Craig Hope](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-15531909/Newcastle-Sandro-Tonali-outburst-Miley-Gordon-set-pieces.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490).
Hope reported that Newcastle had worked on a potential deal for the 19-year-old Reims midfielder ahead of the deadline.
“Newcastle have missed out on the signing of Patrick Zabi, the 19-year-old Reims midfielder,” Hope wrote. “While there was work done on the deal on deadline day, it was not a case of the clock beating them, given it would have been a move for the summer.”
Hope wrote that it was not a case of time running out, as the move would have been for the summer.
The report said Zabi’s representatives informed interested clubs that the player preferred to stay in France rather than move to England or Germany.
It was later confirmed by Hope that Zabi has agreed a £21.5m end-of-season move to Paris FC, PSG’s cross-street rivals.
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