Matt Targett arrives on Tyneside to complete Newcastle United loan move

Matt Targett is on Tyneside to complete a loan move to Newcastle United.
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Head coach Eddie Howe has been looking to sign a left-back in this month’s transfer window, and a loan deal has been agreed with Aston Villa for Targett.

Villa have allowed Targett to leave the club following the signing of Lucas Digne, who had been a target for relegation-threatened Newcastle earlier in the window.

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Targett, 26, arrived at the club’s training ground this morning. Sky Sports report that there are discussions over an agreement to turn the move into a permanent switch at the end of the campaign. The Eastleigh-born player joined Villa from Southampton in the summer of 2019.

Meanwhile, Brighton and Hove Albion defender Dan Burn, 29, is set to complete a £13million move to United. Blyth-born Burn – who started out at Newcastle’s Academy – can also play at left-back. Burn is also undergoing a medical on Tyneside.

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