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Newcastle pull out of Gomis chase

29 July 2013 - 12:40

<strong>Newcastle United are believed to have dropped their interest in signing Olympique Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis according to Sky sources.</strong>

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The Premier League club had reportedly made an offer of around&nbsp;&pound;6.9 million earlier to the French club but Lyon were holding up for a better offer from the Magpies.<br />

Alan Pardew is now understood to be pushing for a loan move for QPR striker Loic Remy in a desperate bid to add to his attacking options.<br />

Chief scout Graham Carr has been successful in unearthing quality strikers in the past for the Tyneside club and Pardew is overking overtime to find another during this transfer window.<br />

After Demba Ba's departure to Chelsea in January, the club is now left with Papiss Cisse and Shola Ameobi as theonly two recognised strikers.

Written by Prateek Sarkar