It looks like Northampton Town’s Ivan Toney has done enough in his two day trial over the weekend to justify a contract at Newcastle, and the club have just announced they have signed the talented teenager
Ivan Toney – signed to long term contract
This is what Newcastle have put out on the web-site this morning.
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Newcastle United have completed the signing of striker Ivan Toney from Northampton Town.
The 19-year-old moves to St. James’ Park for an undisclosed fee and has signed a long-term deal with the Magpies.
Northampton-born Toney made his senior debut for his hometown club in 2012 aged just 16 – becoming the youngest first-team player in the Cobblers’ history.
Last season, he made 44 appearances in all competitions, scoring ten goals.
“I’m happy to be here and very excited,” “The players here are a great standard and I can’t wait to get going and show what I’m all about.¨
“Being a young lad who is scoring goals in the Football League was a great thing. Now I want to progress here and eventually do it in the Premier League.”
Peter Beardsley, football development manager at Newcastle United, added:
“We have been very impressed with Ivan already.¨ “He is a very good player, with great enthusiasm and a first-class attitude, and has all the attributes to have a bright future at the Club.”
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Ivan is a great prospect and as mentioned above he was just 16 years old when he made his first team debut at Northampton Town in November of 2012.
That was in a 3–3 draw with Bradford City at Valley Parade in the FA Cup, and since then he has made 60 appearances with 13 goals and 6 assists for his home town club.
The 5ft 10ins tall center-forward is expected to have cost around £500K (maybe less), and he will be one for the future at Newcastle.
After the game with Borussia Monchengladbach last Saturday Steve McClaren was asked about Toney:
“Northampton have allowed him to train for a couple of days. He’s done that and we will assess that.”
“He has trained with Peter Beardsley in the U21s, now we just have to sit him down and assess what we are going to do.”
It looks like Ivan did well, and it will be interesting to see if he is now sent out on loan to continue to get first team games.
He’s a good young signing for us.
Comments welcome.
133 comments so far
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Comment #41Bobby
The way things are going, this test could be over by tea……lol
Record score is 36 all out in 1902 apparently
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:14 PM
Comment #4247/9
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:14 PM
Comment #43LCBP
Dunk would do for me. can’t keep playing willo, saylor and colo
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Comment #44On this wicket, England will be lucky to reach 30….lol
Take a Chancel on me
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Comment #4547-9 jesus
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:16 PM
Comment #46Any idea on the last hundred years? Like i say, we have to bat yet, so stranger things have happened. 50 up, not all doom n gloom 🙂
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:16 PM
Comment #47bobbybee
was just going to say you were getting ahead of yourself as it was 47 for 8, but then very next ball!!!!
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:19 PM
Comment #48Just seen the lowest scores. Nowhere near really. Broad has had his best day ever i reckon with those figures. Amazing effort.
Ron Knee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:20 PM
Comment #49Jim Maxwell: “This is one of the most embarrassing batting performances in Test history.”
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:21 PM
Comment #50I must be psychotic rotunda 😉
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Comment #51bobbybee
west oz has let himself down badly there. Most aussies I know i have a lot of time for.
voodoo85
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Comment #52Jamsha @33
He was allowed to play vs B.Mon in the friendly but then had to go back to formally apply for his visa, as others have said – just a formality really
NUFC statement from late July:
Newcastle United can confirm that due to the nature of Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Club has obtained the necessary permissions in order for Chancel Mbemba to be involved in the squad to face the Bundesliga outfit.
The Club would like to thank Anderlecht for their co-operation in this matter.
The player has an appointment overseas in midweek to make his formal visa application, which the Club expect to be issued in order that he can be available for selection for the Magpies’ first game of the Barclay’s Premier League season against Southampton.
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:24 PM
Comment #53psychotic – very good, lol
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:25 PM
Comment #54I thought he was just having a larf.
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:25 PM
Comment #55RH
We are not a bad bunch really.
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM
Comment #56Got to say. I can’t remember a first innings by the aussies ending before lunch, which it’s looking like here. They’ll be getting slaughtered over there, the press is pretty ruthless. Like ours with England managers, but without the pity!
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:38 PM
Comment #57expat
that’s always been my experience, hard but fair and always good banter. I guss ed had the censor off in west poz’s rant!
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:39 PM
Comment #5860 all out
JackButler
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Comment #59Spurs said to be in for Austin
Mister Tuff
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Comment #60expat/west oz – you boys a little quiet today -not much preening and strutting.
Quick message from England cricket fans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9db_3io8-fE
Take a Chancel on me
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:45 PM
Comment #61Where the Aussie’s pissed last night?
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:50 PM
Comment #62Better wait n see how we bat first. Stranger things have happened.
Sazzer
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:51 PM
Comment #63Darghl
Obertan singing, pretending to play baseball, and the tv critic moment all made me laugh in part 3 and also pretending to be angry in part 4.
I would read to much into Sissoko speaking french.
Sazzer
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:54 PM
Comment #64I wouldn’t read too much
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:55 PM
Comment #65Two well timed 4’s, so fingers crossed. Bat them out the game by tonight. 😉
Sazzer
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:56 PM
Comment #66Newcastle United have made a £10million bid for Zenit striker Soloman Rondon
JAMSHA
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:57 PM
Comment #67nut meg // Aug 6, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Jamsha
He had to go abroad to apply for a visa yesterday…..do keep up.
37Bobbybee //
lol i tought his visa was done.. my bad xd
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:57 PM
Comment #68RH, BOBBY, TUFF
They better not come home after this.
I think this is the end of Clarke as a captain and even a test player. We are in transition at present.
JAMSHA
Aug 6, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Comment #69Take a Chancel on me
eng wer lucky coz of the rain it could have been 2-2,,,
Sazzer
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:00 PM
Comment #70Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon, who plays for Russian outfit Zenit St. Petersburg, has offers from Newcastle, Aston Villa and West Ham, according to Russian news outlet Championat.
Earlier media reported that he was in England to discuss potential moves to the Premier League with his agent last month. Rondon moved to Zenit from Rubin Kazan in January 2014 and went on to win the Russian league and Super Cup.
Ovacion Deportes are also reporting that the three Premier League clubs have contacted Zenit over the possibility of signing Rondon and his agent Pablo Martinez confirmed that there were a ‘number of proposals’ for his client and they were ‘considering their options’.
AC Milan, Inter Milan and Everton were among other clubs interested, but nothing concrete was made by those clubs, thus making Newcastle, West Ham and Aston Villa the front runners for his signature.
More to follow.
Novocastrian66
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:01 PM
Comment #71Can I hear winging Aussies blaming the wicket? Surely not.
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:02 PM
Comment #72Sazzer
Werent we interested in him a few seasons back?
Bobbybee
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:03 PM
Comment #73No, jamsha, you ain’t really wrong. He got his work permit and has to now get his visa, or the other way round. Either way, it’s a formality. He can’t apply whilst in the country, so he pops over the channel, picks it up and comes back.
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:04 PM
Comment #74Novocastrian
Of course you did. We have to blame something….lol
JAMSHA
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:05 PM
Comment #75lol bobby.. now hope fully we fkn get 2 cb , a winger with pace n good crosses
Novocastrian66
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:08 PM
Comment #76Q. Which Englishman had a better innings than the whole of the Australian cricket team?
A. George Cole. 90, 30 more than Australia managed.
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:11 PM
Comment #77RIP George Cole, I loved minder
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:12 PM
Comment #78Novo
No need to rub it in now
Rotonda heights
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:13 PM
Comment #79sazzer
another one carr scouted years ago and could have got for relative peanuts back then
expatmag
Aug 6, 2015 at 1:14 PM
Comment #80RH
Got all series collections on DVD. I thought it lost a bit after DW left the show.