"?Newcastle United have officially completed the permanent signing of United States international full-back DeAndre Yedlin, who arrives at St James' Park from Tottenham after spending last season on loan at Sunderland.
The fee is believed to be in the region of £5m, while Yedlin has put pen to paper on a five-year contract that will run to 2021.
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The 23-year-old is the ninth summer signing made by manager Rafa Benitez following relegation from the Premier League in May and arrives as a replacement for Daryl Janmaat, with the Dutchman having formally moved to Watford earlier in the day.
"I can't wait to get started," Yedlin told NUFC.co.uk.
"Newcastle is such a big and historic club, and I'm excited to have the honour of playing for them. Hopefully I can do great things here," the former Seattle Sounders star added.
"I'm excited to learn under Rafa Benitez as well. He has an amazing résumé and I know he will help improve me a lot."
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For Benitez, moving quickly in the transfer market after Janmaat's exit was crucial.
"We have known for a little while of Watford's interest in Daryl Janmaat, so it was important for us to bring in a replacement immediately," the Magpies boss explained.
"In DeAndre we have a player who knows English football well. He has good experience, an attacking mentality, ability and great pace.
"I think he can do really well for us and will give us good competition on the right."
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Yedlin first rose to prominence after his impressive displays at the 2014 World Cup as the United States progressed to the second round in Brazil at the expense of Portugal and Ghana.
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