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Newcastle Sign Belgium Forward Fernandez-Pardo From Lille
Matias Fernandez-Pardo completed a medical and is set to join Newcastle after Lille accepted a reduced £51 million fee.
- On Tuesday, Newcastle United signed Belgium forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille on a long-term contract for £51 million, adding the 21-year-old as their eighth summer signing.
- Lille president Olivier Letang had previously insisted Fernandez-Pardo was not for sale, initially demanding offers exceeding £70m before the French club's negotiating stance softened as the transfer window progressed.
- "Matias is a highly technical player with explosiveness in his game," Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle said. Fernandez-Pardo recorded a top speed of 35.51 km/h last season.
- Following Fernandez-Pardo's arrival, midfielder Nick Woltemade is expected to join Juventus on loan, with Juve having already agreed personal terms with the player.
- Sporting director Ross Wilson stated Fernandez-Pardo was the club's "top target" from May, with all eight Newcastle summer signings aged 24 or under, signaling a youth-focused rebuild.
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The 21-year-old winger, who was repositioned as a centre-forward last season, has joined the Premier League in a transfer estimated at between €60 and €65 million, according to the sports press. "Newcastle is a very ambitious team that wants to attack, go forward, really press their opponents and unsettle them, and that's something I really want to be a part of," Fernandez-Pardo said in the club's statement. "Matias is a very technical player …
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The Independent (US)Newcastle sign Belgian star Matias Fernandez-Pardo in £51 million deadline day deal
Highly-rated forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo has joined Newcastle from Lille
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