Newcastle United have completed the signing of Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City on a long-term contract.The St James’ Park club will pay an initial £48million ($65.4m) for the Spanish midfielder, with a potential £4m due in add-ons. The Athletic first reported Newcastle’s talks over a deal for Nico on August 18.“I’ve experienced playing at St. James’ Park twice with Manchester City and it was really tough,” Nico said upon his signing. “The atmosphere was amazing and the fans are so passionate. I can’t wait to experience that as a home player.”Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle said of the signing: “Nico is a really strong ball carrier, somebody who can drive the team forward while staying composed
under pressure. He also brings discipline defensively, he reads the game well and his physicality makes him well suited to the Premier League.”Newcastle have been looking to strengthen in midfield after selling Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the summer and Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal earlier this month, with Nico a priority target in that regard.The 24-year-old has spent 18 months at City after joining from Porto for €60m (£52m, $68.9m) in February 2025. Nico made 59 appearances for the club, including 41 last term. He started only two Premier League games after January, however, and most recently came on for the final 11 minutes of the Community Shield defeat by Arsenal. He was named on the bench for City’s opening Premier League win over Bournemouth on Sunday but did not feature.Kevin Keegan tributes at St James' ParkJames PearceIt has been a summer of change at both Newcastle and City.There have been a number of exits at St James’ Park, including Tonali, Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon from the playing ranks and Eddie Howe in the dugout. The former head coach has been replaced by Jaissle.
