Newcastle United have completed their fourth signing of the summer after Northampton Town youngster Ivan Toney agreed to move to the club on a "long-term deal". The 19-year-old forward has been the subject of much interest from Football League clubs - most notably from Wolverhampton Wanderers - but Newcastle have won the race for the highly-rated Cobblers academy product. Toney joins midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, forward Aleksandar Mitrovic and defender Chancel Mbemba in arriving at the Magpies this summer - although, unlike the other three Newcastle summer recruits, the youngster is expected to be part of the Magpies development squad for the foreseeable future, if not loaned out to a Football League club for a period. Reminiscent of the signing of Ayoze Perez for a snippet from Tenerife last summer, Newcastle will be hoping big things can come from such a modest outlay. Toney was held in the highest regard at Northampton and, should his potential be fulfilled, then the Magpies may have bagged themselves a bargain. But who exactly is Ivan Toney? What sort of striker is the Northampton Town academy product? And what are his strengths and weaknesses? Well, here are 10 things Newcastle United fans need to know about their fourth summer signing, Ivan Toney...
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