Newcastle sign winger Toure for £42m

Newcastle have completed their second first-team signing of the summer with the arrival of Bazoumana Toure; Magpies understood to have paid £42m for winger who represented Ivory Coast at the World Cup

>Newcastle have signed Bazoumana Toure from Bundesliga club Hoffenheim for £42m.

>The 20-year-old winger is the second signing of the summer for Eddie Howe after keeper Ewen Jaouen, also 20, joined last month.

>Toure represented Ivory Coast at the World Cup, starting their first game against Ecuador and making two more appearances off the bench.

>Toure is the first outfield signing in what is expected to be a busy summer for Newcastle following the £170m double sale of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali.

>Bazoumana said: "I'm very, very happy to be here. It was my dream since I was young to play in the Premier League for a big team like Newcastle.

>"Newcastle is like a family, which will help me show my best on the pitch. I will give my best every single day for this shirt.

>"I'm very excited to join Newcastle and I can't wait to meet my team-mates, the supporters and everybody at the club. I'm also very excited to play at St. James' Park for the first time."

>Howe said: "We're really pleased to have been able to bring Bazoumana to Newcastle United.

>"He has shown his ability to perform in a top European league during his time in Germany and has gained really good experience with his national team, especially at this summer's World Cup.

>"We feel that he's a player with a really high ceiling - he's somebody who we believe can offer us something different. He also a lot of potential to unlock and we're really looking forward to working with him."

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