{"id":184984,"date":"2016-01-27T17:15:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T17:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=184984"},"modified":"2016-01-27T17:15:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T17:15:57","slug":"andros-townsend-completes-12m-newcastle-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/andros-townsend-completes-12m-newcastle-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Andros Townsend completes \u00a312m Newcastle switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Newcastle United have completed the signing of Andros Townsend from Tottenham for\u00a0\u00a312million.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 24-year-old England international\u00a0completed his medical with the Magpies on Wednesday and has penned a five-year\u00a0contract at St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is reported his new deal is worth a reported \u00a355,000-a-week &#8211;\u00a0over three times more than his wage at Spurs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Townsend&#8217;s move\u00a0brings an end to a 16-year career at the north London club, who he joined at the age of eight, though his departure\u00a0has long been expected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The winger\u00a0has cut a frustrated figure at White Hart Lane\u00a0this season having fallen out-of-favour under manager Mauricio Pochettino, while he\u00a0was exiled from the first-team earlier this term following a clash with one of the Argentine\u2019s coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having not played since October, Pochettino admitted earlier this month that Townsend was likely to leave,\u00a0and after travelling up north for his medical this week he has finally sealed the deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: TalkSport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United have completed the signing of Andros Townsend from Tottenham for\u00a0\u00a312million. 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