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As Yohan Cabaye heads to Paris to undergo a medical at PSG, Ignacio Scocco heads to Sunderland for medical checks.
As Yohan Cabaye heads to Paris to undergo a medical at PSG, Ignacio Scocco heads to Sunderland for medical checks.
Newcastle United's Director of Football Joe Kinnear has said the club are "delighted" after completing a loan deal for Dutch striker Luuk de Jong.
Kinnear said:
"We're delighted to bring Luuk de Jong to the Club.
"He has an excellent pedigree and will add significantly to our striking options.
"We've been watching him for a little while now and I am sure he will prove to be a valuable acquisition for us.
"He's a great character and a proven goalscorer who I know is very keen to replicate the prolific form he showed for FC Twente in the Eredivisie."
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.