Newcastle United fought out a number of Premier League clubs to sign Birmingham City youngster Trevan Sanusi.
The 16-year-old winger trained with the Blues’ first team last season and was named to the travelling squad for an away Championship game against Blackpool.
Sanusi would have broken Jude Bellingham’s record as Birmingham’s youngest player if he had made his debut.
Sanusi, an England under-16s international, was a regular at under-21s level last season, attracting the attention of scouts from numerous English Premier League clubs.
Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were among the clubs to show interest but NewcastleWorld understands Newcastle have won the race for his signature.
When Leo Shahar waved farewell to Wolverhampton Wanderers before of his move, Sanusi teased a move to St James’ Park. Sanusi replied to the Instagram photo, saying, “Linkup soon…”
Over the summer, Newcastle greatly reinforced its academy ranks by recruiting promising talent at all ages.
United announced the signing of Norwegian youth international Travis Hernes from League One club Shrewsbury Town on deadline day, as well as the recent completion of the transfer of Cathal Heffernan from AC Milan.
Sam Pinnington from Luton Town, Sam Alabi from Oldham Athletic, Kacey Wooster from Southend United, and Michael Mills from Port Vale have all joined United.
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