Newcastle United have finally agreed a deal with Ajax for long term target http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and Holland.
The English club had been chasing the Dutch international for a while now. Manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew had been an admirer of the versatile player and wanted to add him to his already strong squad since the summer transfer window opened.
The Magpies have been very active in the transfer market so far, and have signed the likes of French midfielder Romain Amalfitano, Gael Bigirimana and Curtis Good. The club had however failed to land its high priority targets. Lille fullback http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Debuchy-c24682
and FC Twente’s Brazilian defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Douglas-c11600 had also been on Newcastle’s radar, but the club failed to acquire both players, with the manager revealing his frustration to the press time and time again.
With Anita, Pardew can rest and be satisfied with his squad for the time being, and be somewhat hopeful of completing more signings. Anita is a versatile player and can operate at both left-back and in midfield as a DMF. He will provide much needed depth,
versatility and strength to the Newcastle side.
The player is expected to fly to England sometime this week and is also set to make a farewell appearance for Ajax in their clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar on Sunday. Anita had always been an admirer of Newcastle, and had made his desire to play for them public
back in July when he said the following:
"Newcastle are a beautiful club. I'm open to anything. We'll see what happens, but there's nothing wrong with listening to Ajax and what interested clubs have to say."
"I will seriously consider anything that comes up. Does it matter to me that Newcastle are not in the Champions League? No."
Details of the deal are still not fully known, but reports claim that the transfer cost Newcastle around £6.2 million, with Anita still waiting to agree and finalise personal terms with the club when he flies to England. Anita is expected to undergo a medical
upon his arrival and complete his much awaited move to Tyneside sometime this week.
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