Newcastle United goalkeeper Freddie Woodman reacts to new deal - as he heads back to Swansea City on loan

The talented 23-year-old has penned a new contract on Tyneside before heading back to Swansea City on a season-long loan deal.

While his immediate concern will now be helping Swansea in the Championship, Woodman insists his longer term ambition remains to be the No1 goalkeeper at Newcastle.

Woodman told NUFC TV: "It's great news for me - I can look towards the future and see myself as a Newcastle player. It's great for the club to commit to me and I can stay there another three years, which is huge.

"I see myself as a Newcastle player and my ultimate goal is to be the Newcastle number one, so hopefully I can do that."

Woodman spent last season with Swans, starting 43 games before suffering a hip injury against Leeds United in July which ruled him out of the Welsh club's play-off matches. Swansea finished sixth in the Sky Bet Championship before losing out 3-2 on aggregate to Brentford in the play-off semi-finals.

Woodman told Swansea’s website: “I feel like I have unfinished business with Swansea, so for everything to be done in time to go back for the start of pre-season training is massive and I cannot wait to get back.

“When I got injured, I almost felt I had let people down, and I got quite down about it.

“But I realised I had a job to do to help the team by being positive and offering support at such an important time.

“I can’t lie, I was devastated to miss those games. I had played all the games throughout the season and then you miss the key ones at the end.

“There were some unbelievable, incredible nights at the end of the season, and I was delighted the team had made the play-offs as I now have so many friends at Swansea.

“But it is hard to be watching and not playing, so I come back wanting to go all the way this time.”

Woodman joined Newcastle United in 2013. He has made four first team appearances in between loan spells with Crawley Town, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and Swansea.