Newcastle United have agreed a deal in principle to sign England Under-18 left-back Matty Bondswell.
The deal was not completed last night as the Magpies looked to beat off competition from West Ham and Leeds.
The 18-year-old arrives after a stint with Red Bull Leipzig and he will head straight to the Under-23 camp.
Bondswell's transfer arrives as a free transfer after initially joining Leipzig from Nottingham Forest.
Regardless of whether Newcastle stay up or not, head coach Steve Bruce has already made it clear there will be very little money to spend in the summer.
And the club are working hard to nail down free transfers and loans for next season.
Bruce said last month: "I think what you are going to see, especially during the pandemic, is that we haven't seen many big transfers and I can't see things changing in the summer.
"So I think it will be the same again I would have thought.
"There will be a few and a privileged few that will have money, but certainly the way it's looking I don't think there will be supporters back in the ground this season."
