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Newcastle Complete £52m Signing of 'Proven Winner' Gonzalez
Newcastle and Manchester City have signed all documents for the £50 million move, with Nico González expected to complete the transfer soon.
- On Wednesday, Newcastle United unveiled £50m signing Nico Gonzalez to the St James' Park crowd ahead of the Carabao Cup clash against West Bromwich Albion after he arrived on Tyneside on Tuesday.
- Head coach Matthias Jaissle sought an experienced midfielder following the departures of Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali this summer, making Gonzalez, a 24-year-old Barcelona academy product, his priority target.
- Gonzalez featured 68 times for Porto and brings elite experience from Europe's top leagues, with head coach Jaissle calling him a 'really strong ball carrier' who is 'composed under pressure.'
- Signing a long-term deal to wear the No.6 shirt, Gonzalez expressed excitement about the project, saying: 'I can't wait to experience that as a home player' at St James' Park.
- This transfer marks Newcastle's seventh summer signing, pushing total spending to around £220million as Gonzalez joins recent arrivals Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba in Jaissle's midfield rebuild.
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Newcastle United confirmed Wednesday the signing of the Spanish midfielder Nico González, coming from Manchester City, in exchange for 50 million pounds (58 million euros).
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