{"id":502290,"date":"2019-08-08T07:51:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T11:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=502290"},"modified":"2019-08-08T07:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T11:51:41","slug":"newcastle-united-emil-krafth-amiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/08\/08\/newcastle-united-emil-krafth-amiens\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United Sign Emil Krafth From Amiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> have confirmed the signing of right-back <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/77cf6852\/Emil-Krafth\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emil Krafth<\/a> from French side Amiens. The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal at St James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n<h2>Emil Krafth Joins Newcastle United<\/h2>\n<h3>Last Season<\/h3>\n<p>After joining from Serie A side Bologna, the Swedish international enjoyed a successful season with Amiens in Ligue 1. Last season he made 35 appearances, as Amiens consolidated the position in the top division in France by finishing 15th.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Newcastle manager Steve Bruce spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nufc.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/emil-krafth-becomes-newcastle-uniteds-fourth-summer-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Newcastle website<\/a> and said: &#8220;We&#8217;re pleased to bring him here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He turned 25 last week and has great experience, with more than 20 caps for Sweden and having played in the top flight in three different countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Krafth said: &#8220;It feels really good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a been couple of days, but I&#8217;m finally here. I&#8217;m very happy to sign for Newcastle and I can&#8217;t wait to start training with the guys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know Newcastle is a big club, so I&#8217;m very happy to sign here and be here right now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a good moment in my career to take a step forward. The plans Newcastle had for me, I feel like they was fitting for me perfectly, so that was why I chose Newcastle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How Will Emil Krafth\u00a0 Fit in at Newcastle?<\/h3>\n<p>New manager Steve Bruce is looking to bring his own ideas to St James&#8217; Park. As a result, he has identified defence as where he needs reinforcements. He is the second new arrival in defence this summer at Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, right-back is an area where they need to strengthen. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ae0a7ddf\/DeAndre-Yedlin\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Yedlin<\/a> is the only senior right-back currently at the club, with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f13d0f83\/Jamie-Sterry\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Sterry<\/a> having made only a handful of appearances. 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The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal at St James&#8217; Park. Emil Krafth Joins Newcastle United Last Season After joining from Serie A side Bologna, the Swedish international enjoyed a successful season with Amiens in Ligue 1. 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