Newcastle’s most expensive signings

Joelinton has become Magpies boss Steve Bruce’s first signing at St James’ Park.

Newcastle have broken their transfer record to sign Brazilian striker Joelinton from Hoffenheim. The reported £40million fee tops the £21million the Magpies paid for Miguel Almiron in January.

Here, PA looks at Newcastle’s most expensive players.

Joelinton (from Hoffenheim, £40million, 2019)

The 22-year-old has agreed a six-year deal at St James’ Park after scoring 11 goals in 35 appearances for Hoffenheim last season and is new manager Steve Bruce’s first signing. Joelinton has been capped at under-17 level by Brazil and has been in Germany since 2015, as well as making an impression on loan at Rapid Vienna.

Miguel Almiron (from Atlanta United, £21million, 2019)

Miguel Almiron had a stop-start beginning to life at Newcastle (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Michael Owen (Real Madrid, £16million, 2005)

Newcastle won the race to sign Michael Owen (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Alan Shearer (Blackburn, £15million, 1996)

Alan Shearer is Newcastle's record goalscorer — Alan Shearer is Newcastle’s record goalscorer (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven, £14.5million, 2016)

Wijnaldum left Newcastle for Liverpool (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Anderlecht, £14million, 2015)

Mitrovic was a record signing on Tyneside (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Florian Thauvin (Marseille, £13million, 2015)

Florian Thauvin failed to make an impression at Newcastle (Owen Humpreys/PA)