Premier League outfit Newcastle United have, on Sunday, announced the latest big-money addition to the club’s attacking ranks.
The player to have taken his talents to St. James’ Park? Harvey Barnes.
Speculation linking wide-man Barnes with a move to Tyneside, of course, had been rampant in the English media for several weeks now.
This comes with the Newcastle brass having identified the Leicester City standout, fresh off a 13-goal Premier League season, as the ideal replacement for the outbound Allan Saint-Maximin.
Lengthy negotiations between the two clubs, in turn, followed, with Barnes himself understood to have been keen on the prospect of linking up with Eddie Howe’s Champions League-bound Magpies throughout.
On Sunday afternoon, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear of the 25-year-old’s Premier League return being made official.
‘Newcastle United are delighted to announce the signing of winger Harvey Barnes for an undisclosed fee.’
The ‘fee’ in question is understood to come in around the £38 million mark, with Barnes having put pen to paper on a contract at St. James’ through the summer of 2028.
The England international joins Sandro Tonali and Yankuba Minteh as the latest of three summer arrivals at Newcastle.
✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of Harvey Barnes from Leicester City on a five-year deal.
Welcome to Newcastle United, @harveybarnes97! ⚫️⚪️
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) July 23, 2023
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