Newcastle Complete £42m Signing of Ivory Coast Winger Bazoumana Toure

Newcastle United have secured the signature of Ivory Coast international Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim in a deal worth £42 million. The 20-year-old winger becomes Eddie Howe's second arrival of the summer window, following the earlier addition of 20-year-old goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen last month. Toure featured for the Ivory Coast at the World Cup, starting their opening group game against Ecuador and making two further appearances from the bench. His arrival marks the first outfield signing in what promises to be a busy transfer period for Newcastle, who generated around £170 million from the sales of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali. Speaking after putting pen to paper, Toure said: "I'm very, very happy to be here. It was my dream since I was young to play in the Premier League for a big team like Newcastle. "Newcastle is like a family, which will help me show my best on the pitch. I will give my best every single day for this shirt. "I'm very excited to join Newcastle and I can't wait to meet my team-mates, the supporters and everybody at the club. I'm also very excited to play at St. James' Park for the first time." Howe added: "We're really pleased to have been able to bring Bazoumana to Newcastle United. "He has shown his ability to perform in a top European league during his time in Germany and has gained really good experience with his national team, especially at this summer's World Cup. "We feel that he's a player with a really high ceiling — he's somebody who we believe can offer us something different. He also has a lot of potential to unlock and we're really looking forward to working with him."