Scotland international Ryan Fraser has put pen to paper on a five-year deal with Newcastle running until the summer of 2025 and is duly reported to have completed his\u00a0medical on Monday.<\/p>\n
Fraser has been a free agent since July after his Bournemouth\u00a0contract expired and\u00a0was hoping to secure a free transfer move to a club like Tottenham, but his reputation had suffered a dip significantly over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace and West Ham were also also reported to have shown interest in signing the 26-year-old, but Newcastle have finally clinched the race after Steve Bruce’s intervention on Friday after the Newcastle head coach had a face-to-face meeting with Fraser at the end of last week to discuss his plans for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
Having also signed Callum Wilson from Bournemouth\u00a0this week, Bruce is planning to get both players back to their best at St James’ Park.<\/p>\n
Wilson and Fraser directly combined for 12 goals during the 2018\/29 Premier League campaign, representing the best partnership in the division.<\/p>\n
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