Newcastle United person signed goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek from Braga for £25.7m.
Although Newcastle had already brought successful 20-year-old Ewen Jaouen from Reims this summer, the nine had besides been successful the marketplace for a much established fig one.
Hornicek, 24, flew retired to Newcastle's grooming campy successful Spain astatine the play to finalise his determination and motion a five-year declaration aft the nine activated his merchandise clause.
"The past fewer days person been an affectional rollercoaster from erstwhile I archetypal heard astir the determination and present I'm truthful blessed to beryllium here," the Czech Republic planetary said.
"It's a superb accidental successful a caller league, which I'm precise excited about. From the precise archetypal infinitesimal I arrived here, I received a fantastic invited and truly felt the warmth of the club. Everyone has been superb successful helping maine settee in.
"I cognize Newcastle is simply a immense shot city, with 52,000 fans astatine St James' Park creating an unthinkable ambiance and pushing the squad each game. I can't hold to play successful beforehand of them."
Newcastle had tracked Hornicek's advancement arsenic helium kept 7 cleanable sheets during Braga's tally to the Europa League semi-finals past season, which was the astir of immoderate goalkeeper successful the competition.
As good arsenic attempting to support the shot retired of the net, Opta information revealed Hornicek ranked 2nd for palmy passes (846) and 4th for passing accuracy (75%) of goalkeepers successful Portugal's top-flight past season.
Newcastle sporting manager Ross Wilson said the 24-year-old's "progress successful caller years has been remarkable".
"He has firmly established himself arsenic 1 of Europe's apical young goalkeepers," Wilson said.
"We knew determination would beryllium nary shortage of clubs funny successful acquiring Lukas this summertime aft everything helium achieved past season, but it rapidly became evident however keen helium was to beryllium a portion of what we are gathering here."
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