According to a report from Corriere dello Sport (cited by Sportwitness), the Premier League side sent out a loan bid to sign 29-year-old Algerian.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the summer. Newcastle will have to strengthen their full-back areas.
The Magpies could look to sign Danny Rose on a permanent deal as well. It seems that Newcastle could have a host of options to solve their left-back issues at the end of this season.