Bafetimbi Gomis To Join Newcastle In Next 48 Hours, Says Lyon President: Daily Soccer Report

Newcastle United are close to signing French striker Bafetimbi Gomis from Lyon, according to the president of the French club. A deal should be completely finalized in the next 48 hours.

According to The Daily Mail newspaper, Newcastle will pay up to £8.7million for the 27-year-old, who scored 16 league goals for Lyon last season.

Gomis, who has been dubbed ‘Baby Drogba’ in France, is a 27-year-old striker who was 10 caps for the French national team.

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Bafetimbi Gomis to join Newcastle United in next 48 hours — Sky Sports
• Arsene Wenger claims current squad can compete for Premier League title — The Independent
• Even if Gareth Bale goes, Spurs look healthy — The Guardian
• Chelsea join Arsenal in race for Bayern Munich’s Luiz Gustavo — Metro
• Gareth Bale £105 million transfer to Real Madrid ‘agreed’ — Evening Standard
• Fulham make improved £5m offer for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent — Sky Sports
• Stoke City join chase for Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair — The Telegraph
• Cardiff defender Steven Caulker sets his sights on England World Cup squad — Wales Online
• Where will Sky Sports stop in its bid to eclipse BT Sport? — The Independent
• Crystal Palace sign midfielder Elliot Grandin on one-year deal — Sky Sports
• Chelsea v Inter Milan International Champions Cup highlights — FOX Soccer
• Hard for Gareth Bale to resist Real move, says Harry Redknapp — BBC Sport

Football League

• Coventry City Ltd enter liquidation and face 15 points deduction — Sky Sports
• One Direction star Louis Tomlinson likely to appear for Doncaster Rovers reserves — The Guardian
• QPR eyeing move for Colombian striker Duvan Zapata — Sky Sports
• QPR are reportedly set to sign midfielder Gary O’Neil — Sky Sports

Bundesliga

• Bayern Munich midfielder Emre Can joins Leverkusen — Bayern Munich

La Liga

• Real Madrid’s 11-year-old American prodigy – video — The Guardian
• Real Madrid v LA Galaxy International Champions Cup highlights — FOX Soccer

Serie A

• Lazio’s Stefano Mauri receives six-month ban for alleged match-fixing — Sky Sports

Liga MX

• Univision secures hefty Guadalajara contract — SportsPro

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