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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 | Marseille | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | MonacoMonaco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Lens | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | NantesNantes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Reims | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Rennes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Le HavreLe Havre | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Nice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Lyon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Brest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Angers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 |
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