Newcastle United Set to Battle West Ham for Nice Forward as Benitez Looks to Boost Striking Options

​​Newcastle United are set to rival fellow Premier League club ​West Ham United in an attempt to sign Nice striker Alassane Plea.  That is according to ​Sky Sports, who report that both sides have offered deals worth up to £27m for the 25-year-old, while London clubs Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur are also said to be monitoring the situation. Plea scored 21 goals last season in the Ligue 1, and appears to be a man very much in demand. Both he and fellow striker Mario Balotelli missed Nice's... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/