Source: Daily_Mail
Newcastle agree £3.5m deal to sign Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote from FC Twente
Newcastle are set to sign Cheick Tiote from FC Twente after agreeing a £3.5million fee with his Dutch club. [LNB]The 24-year-old defensive midfielder, capped eight times by the Ivory Coast, has passed a medical but the transfer is subject to Tiote being granted a work permit, the club confirmed on their website.[LNB]Tiote was part of the FC Twente side which won the Eredivisie under Steve McClaren last season and played in all three of his country's games at the World Cup finals. [LNB] Medical: Cheick Tiote[LNB] We won't rush Campbell into action, insists Newcastle boss HughtonBremen use £6.6m of Ozil funds to hijack Newcastle swoop for Ben ArfaSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabs [LNB]
