Newcastle United have signed former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from fellow Premier League side Swansea City for £12m.
The 23-year-old signed a five-and-a-half-year deal and becomes Newcastle’s second January signing after signing Senegal midfielder Henri Saivet’s from Bordeaux.
Newcastle manager, Steve McClaren said he had admired Shelvey for some time, adding: “He has great experience for a young English central midfielder.”
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