League Two Wonderkid "Undergoing Medical" At Newcastle

The Magpies appear to be in pole position for Ivan Toney's signature.

by Chris Waugh
Newcastle United are close to making another summer signing with Ivan Toney reportedly on Tyneside undergoing a medical ahead of a move from Northampton Town. ITV claim that the much sought-after 19-year-old forward has arrived in the North East and is going through all of the medical tests before joining the Magpies. On Thursday, The Express reported that the Magpies were looking to seal a £400,000-plus-add-ons deal for the 19-year-old forward, who has featured only intermittently for Northampton during their pre-season campaign while speculation over his future continues.
Town€™s manager Chris Wilder revealed earlier in the week that he left Ivan Toney out of his side€™s squad for the pre-season friendly with Brackley due to the speculation linking the forward with a move to Tyneside. Both the Magpies and Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly been chasing the 19-year-old, and Wilder claimed something could happen towards a potential move imminently. Wilder - speaking to the Northampton Chronicle after the 3-0 victory over Brackley, a game in which he left Toney completely out of the squad - said:
€œThere€™s been some interest from Championship and Premier League clubs and we took the decision not to involve Ivan (Toney). €œThat will progress in time and if it does, we€™ll deal with that. If it doesn€™t, he€™ll be back as our player. €œQuite a lot of things have to happen for a player to be transferred or move on and everybody has to sort their own part of the deal out. €œToday we took the decision not to involve Ivan and we€™ll see what happens over the next 24-48 hours. €œI can€™t speculate what€™s going to happen. We€™ll know more in the next 48 hours and I€™m sure we€™ll talk about it next week if anything has kicked on.€
Toney has made 53 appearances for the Cobblers since he made his debut at the age of 16 back in 2012 and he has netted 11 Football League goals. He was the youngest player ever to represent Northampton and, due to his age, he could have significant sell-on potential for the Magpies. For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow WhatCulture.com/NUFC on Twitter and Facebook.
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