Toon Signing Amalfitano Player Profile

Newcastle United have secured the signing of French midfielder Romain Amalfitano who flew over from France last night to finalise talks on Tyneside, talks which are rumoured to have begun back in February of this year. The 22 year old, is said to have agreed on a 3 year deal with the club after seeing out the end of his contract at Reims. He moves to Newcastle on a free transfer.

Ahead of his flight he has said;

“Newcastle is a fantastic club, and to play for them would be a dream come true, but nothing is done as yet.”

However, it is being widely reported that the deal is done, with Amalfitano flying off on his summer holidays before joining the team in July for pre-season which includes games in South Africa and Portugal.