Newcastle United have launched an audacious plan to resign their ex-star Yohan Cabaye by camouflaging themselves as his current club.
The Magpies’ form has nosedived since the all-action midfielder was sold to Paris Saint-Germain for £19m in January 2014.
And now the Geordies are ready to win back their man.
In an attempt to steal a march on Crystal Palace and former manager Alan Pardew, Newcastle have cunningly disguised their new third kit to look like a PSG jersey.
“Just between you and I (and Sports Direct), we’re hoping Yohan will be confused into signing for us,” a Newcastle spokesperson didn’t say.
“But the official line is that the colours are peacock-bright, plasma-white and pinky-rouge – definitely not red, white and blue…”
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