Newcastle United have completed the signing of striker Facundo Ferreyra on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of the campaign.
The 23-year-old played for Shakhtar Donetsk last season, but he has refused to go back to Ukraine due to the political instability in the country.
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The Argentina U20 international has already joined up with the Newcastle squad in Germany where they are taking part in the Schalke 04 Cup.
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Ferreyra made just eight appearances for Shakhtar last season, but managed six goals for the team.
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He started his career with Banfield in Argentina before moving on to Velez Sarsfield, where he scored 17 goals in 24 matches which earned him the switch to Shakhtar.
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"Facundo is someone we know on a number of levels, including his friendship with Fabricio, and we think he could be a big success here at Newcastle."
Alan Pardew
Ferreyra told Newcastle's official website: "I am very pleased to sign for Newcastle United. I like the Premier League and when I knew that Newcastle were interested in me, it was a very easy decision to make.
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"I spoke to my friend Fabricio Coloccini and when he told me about the club, I didn't need to think twice."
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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew added: "Facundo is someone we know on a number of levels, including his friendship with Fabricio, and we think he could be a big success here at Newcastle.
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"This is a player who has played at the top level and is highly regarded in Argentina.
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"He has tremendous potential and hopefully he can realise that here at Newcastle United."
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Ferreyra is Newcastle’s seventh signing of the summer following the arrivals of Siem de Jong, Emmanuel Riviere, Remy Cabella, Ayoze Perez, Daryl Janmaat and Jack Colback.
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