Newcastle United have announced the signing of DeAndre Yedlin from Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract.
The 23-year-old USA international has moved to St James' Park for an undisclosed fee, just one year after arriving at White Hart Lane from Seattle Sounders.
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Yedlin struggled to break into Mauricio Pochettino's first team at Spurs, which resulted in a loan spell at Newcastle's fierce rivals Sunderland last season.
After becoming the Magpies' ninth signing of the summer, Yedlin told the club's official website: "Newcastle is such a big and historic club, and I'm excited to have the honour of playing for them. Hopefully I can do great things here.
"I'm excited to learn under Rafa Benitez as well. He has an amazing résumé and I know he will help improve me a lot. I can't wait to get started."
Manager Rafael Benitez added: "We have known for a little while of Watford's interest in Daryl Janmaat, so it was important for us to bring in a replacement immediately.
"In DeAndre we have a player who knows English football well. He has good experience, an attacking mentality, ability and great pace. I think he can do really well for us and will give us good competition on the right."
Yedlin has 39 international caps to his name.
Danielle Joynson
