The 25-year-old joined Newcastle from Montpellier in 2013, but has largely struggled to adapt to English football.
According to Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Saint-Etienne have had a bid accepted by the Magpies and are confident of bringing the defender back to Ligue 1.
The centre-back has three caps for France.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 32 |
| 2 | MonacoMonaco | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Nice | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lyon | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Reims | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Lens | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Brest | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 13 |
| 14 | Le HavreLe Havre | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Rennes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | NantesNantes | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Angers | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 7 |
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