{"id":607018,"date":"2022-01-04T15:57:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T20:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=607018"},"modified":"2022-01-04T17:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:35:01","slug":"newcastle-united-make-kieran-trippier-first-signing-of-new-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/04\/newcastle-united-make-kieran-trippier-first-signing-of-new-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United Make Kieran Trippier First Signing of New Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/03\/premier-league-transfer-rumours-lukaku-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a>&#8216;s new Saudi-led investment consortium has made England international Kieran Trippier their first signing, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1478458208817721347\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Atletico Madrid full-back is set to join for a reported fee worth \u00a312 million with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1478326811121623047\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">add ons<\/a> escalating the price-tag further.<\/p>\n<h2>Newcastle United Make Kieran Trippier First Signing of New Era<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kieran Trippier\u2019s set to join Newcastle from Atletico Madrid as expected, done deal and here-we-go. \u26aa\ufe0f\ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New ownership first signing completed after negotiations started in December.<\/p>\n<p>Club sources talk of \u00a312m plus add ons as per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySports_Keith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySports_Keith<\/a> &#8211; final fee not clear yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m7kOc17hPe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/m7kOc17hPe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1478458208817721347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Statement Signing<\/h3>\n<p>On the eye, Newcastle&#8217;s first recruit of the winter window is a certain statement of intent. Trippier is an established right-sided defender who can operate as a full-back or a wing-back. He brings an abundance of experience gathered on the domestic and international level, an attacking threat and defensive knowledge from Atletico manager Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n<p>Trippier has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/managers-on-newcastle-target-trippier-22625120\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received plenty of plaudits<\/a> in the past too. England manager Gareth Southgate has previously labelled him a &#8220;defensive animal&#8221; and Simeone has called his skill with his feet &#8220;genius technically&#8221; before.<\/p>\n<p>However, Newcastle fans will be eager to find out if he can translate all of this to Eddie Howe&#8217;s team. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1478326811121623047\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madrid media<\/a> reported Trippier is currently unfit, meaning his immediate availability will come into question.<\/p>\n<p>In the long-term, Howe will be hopeful the 31-year-old will become a trusted lieutenant, similar to what Southgate has viewed him as. Eyes will be pealed to the type of impact Tripper will have in his return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h3>More Signings to Come<\/h3>\n<p>Trippier will be the first of many new arrivals flowing through the doors at St James&#8217; Park. The only questions are who they are and when they will be.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle&#8217;s pursuit of defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/01\/03\/newcastle-transfer-news-latest-sven-botman-not-sale-early-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sven Botman<\/a> reached a roadblock after Lille said he was not for sale, and the likelihood of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/23\/newcastle-united-interest-barcelona-forward-ousmane-dembele\/\" target=\"_self\">Ousmane Dembele<\/a> switching to the North East is still slim at this moment. Alternatives will be needed. The sooner Newcastle&#8217;s board can sort the transfers out, the better the position Howe will find himself in to relaunch their season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TvpiYympQ690R-Krg0kzWQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1237514990\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'TvpiYympQ690R-Krg0kzWQ',sig:'S_iCA8m-WB77HE0r3w1NTvc0YUctjvVvDfQej5aYbv0=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1237514990',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United&#8216;s new Saudi-led investment consortium has made England international Kieran Trippier their first signing, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Atletico Madrid full-back is set to join for a reported fee worth \u00a312 million with add ons escalating the price-tag further. 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