Newcastle have introduced the signing of a highly-rated teenager.
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 12: Eddie Howe, Supervisor of Newcastle United, seems to be on previous to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United at Selhurst Park on April 12, 2026 in London, England. (Picture by Steve Bardens/Getty Photographs) (Picture: Steve Bardens, Getty Photographs)
Newcastle have confirmed the signing of highly-regarded Ecuadorian teenager Johan Martinez from Independiente del Valle. The 16-year-old will formally be a part of the Magpies following his 18th birthday and can proceed with Independiente del Valle within the meantime till the summer time of 2027.
It’s a switch very a lot geared in direction of the long run, but Newcastle are understood to have seen off competitors from the likes of Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen to safe his companies. Ross Wilson, Newcastle United’s sporting director, stated: “We’re delighted to beat off severe competitors from main golf equipment throughout Europe to deliver Johan to Newcastle United.
“Figuring out and recruiting promising younger gamers is a key a part of how we construct for the long run, and our scouting and recruitment staff have labored diligently to safe Johan’s signature.
“Independiente del Valle have a robust repute for creating younger gamers and Johan has undoubtedly benefited from that surroundings.
“He’ll proceed his progress there whereas we keep an in depth connection together with his improvement, and we stay up for welcoming him to Newcastle subsequent yr.”
As beforehand reported by Chronicle Dwell earlier this month, Thomas Federspiel now serves as Newcastle’s lead expertise scout on the bottom throughout South America.
Ross Wilson is delighted by the acquisition. (Picture: Getty)
This could possibly be the primary of a number of under-the-radar acquisitions for the Magpies as they search to strengthen their youth setup with expertise from that area.
Federspiel was amongst sporting director Wilson’s preliminary appointments following his arrival from Nottingham Forest, bringing the Metropolis Floor scout together with him.
Discussing the membership’s recruitment technique, Wilson stated: “Transferring ahead, we undoubtedly wish to increase our recruitment community. We have already performed that, to be trustworthy, in my time right here. We have already expanded the recruitment community. We’ll proceed to take action as we transfer ahead.
“I believe it is also clear that we really feel that it is extremely doubtless, not all the time, however extremely doubtless that there will be extra worth outdoors of the Premier League than there’s in it.”
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