NUFC sign England international Jonjo Shelvey
Newcastle United have completed the signing of England international midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City.
Newcastle United have completed the signing of England international midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City.
Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has completed his move to Newcastle after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal.
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."
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.
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