According to reports in The Sun, Newcastle United are said to be targeting a £10m summer move for Guingamp winger Marcus Coco if they are promoted to the Premier League.

Despite losing 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, the Magpies are still 10 points clear of third-placed Huddersfield Town with five matches of the season left to play, and they look set for an instant return to the top flight.

If they do, manager Rafa Benitez could reignite his interest in the 20-year-old – who he tried to sign last summer – but the story suggests that he could face competition from Premier League duo Southampton and Stoke City for the youngster’s signature.

Toon supporters will want the Spaniard to get things right in the transfer market to ensure that they aren’t in a relegation battle again next term, but there will be a few fans that are unsure of whether Coco would be a good addition or not.

Here are three reasons the signing of Coco would be a risky move for United…

He's coming from Ligue 1

While Newcastle have signed some players from France in recent years that have proved to be a big success – like Yohan Cabaye and Mathieu Debuchy – they have also had their fair share of flops too.

Players like Florian Thauvin, Yoan Gouffran and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa struggled to make the impact they perhaps should have after making the move to St James’ Park, and it could be seen as risky move to spend £10m on another player from the French league.

His stats

In 24 Ligue 1 appearances this season, the 20-year-old has scored four goals and provided two assists for his teammates, which doesn’t exactly suggest that he would come and set the Premier League alight.

Sofiane Boufal had more impressive stats when he moved to Southampton from Lille last summer, but he has struggled to get up to the speed of the English top flight thus far.

Coco has also completed just 30 of the 64 take-ons he has attempted for Guingamp in the league this season, and he would likely come up against a better standard of defenders in England.

Lack of experience

If Newcastle are to avoid finding themselves in another relegation battle in the Premier League next term – if they are promoted this season – then Rafa Benitez might want to have a core of players who have English top flight experience.

It’s a difficult to balance to find and while you can of course have a few flair individuals that don’t have that, it would certainly be a risk for Coco to be a starter straightaway seeing as he has only made 72 club appearances in his career.

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