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NUFC sign England international Jonjo Shelvey

Newcastle United have completed the signing of England international midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City.

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Steve McClaren 'delighted' to welcome Jonjo Shelvey

Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has completed his move to Newcastle after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal.

England's Jonjo Shelvey Credit: PA

The 23-year-old England international put pen to paper for an undisclosed fee understood to be in the region of £12 million after travelling to Tyneside for a medical and talks on Tuesday.

Head coach, Steve McClaren has said he is delighted to welcome Shelvey to Newcastle United.

He has great experience for a young English central midfielder and he is a current England international so I'm certain he will be a great addition to the squad.

He is a player we have admired for some time and we're very pleased that we've now been able to bring him here."

– Steve McClaren

Shelvey is the club's second new signing in 24 hours following the arrival of Henri Saivet from Bordeaux, also on a long-term deal and for a fee understood to amount to around £5 million.

Newcastle United complete signing of Jonjo Shelvey

Newcastle United have completed the signing of England international midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City.

The 23 year-old moves to St. James' Park for an undisclosed fee and has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal.

Credit: Newcastle United

Shelvey began his professional career at Charlton Athletic - making his league debut aged just 16 - before moves to Liverpool and Swansea saw him amass 126 Premier League appearances and earn six full international caps to date.

I'm very excited to be here. I'm so glad that it's finally done. I drove up through the night to be here so it's been a manic 24 hours but it's all been worth it to come here and play for this great club."

– Jonjo Shelvey

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