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Newcastle agree £12m fee with Atletico Madrid for Kieran Trippier
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kieran Trippier has arrived in Newcastle to finish the last stages of his £12 million deal from Atletico Madrid.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The England right-back will have a physical before signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with a one-year extension option.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On Tuesday, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid reached an agreement to sign Trippier after a series of smooth and pleasant conversations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The club will pay £12 million-plus add-ons to become the 31-year-old the first signing of the Saudi Arabia-backed regime&#8217;s new Newcastle era.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Atletico had hoped Trippier would stay, but he expressed his desire to return to England.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When Eddie Howe was in charge of Burnley, he worked with Trippier, signing him from Manchester City in January 2012 after an excellent loan spell at Turf Moor.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Newcastle United&#8217;s owners are hoping to add at least three more players this month in order to keep the team in the Premier League.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">They are currently in second place in the table, two points from safety, having played 19 league matches this season.</span></p>