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Newcastle United have completed the acquisition of Sam Pinnington from Luton Town.
After seven years with the Hatters, the 14-year-old has become our FOURTH new acquisition for the 2023/24 season, joining Sam Alabi (Oldham), Kacey Wooster (Southend), and Michael Mills (Port Vale) on Tyneside.
Pinnington will not be the last to be photographed holding up the black and white jersey at St James’ Park. A deal to recruit Wolves full-back Leo Shahar is nearing completion, while moves for fellow England U16 internationals Trevan Sanusi (Birmingham) and Divine Mukasa (West Ham) are also being considered.
At U21 level, a deal for 18-year-old AC Milan centre-back Cathal Heffernan is apparently ‘done,’ with Inter Milan winger Kevin Zefi (18) anticipated to follow.
It’s encouraging to see the club invest in the academy, which was formerly overlooked by Newcastle United and is now overseen by Dan Ashworth.
Following the overhaul of the academy’s scouting department earlier this year, which saw 13 new members of staff join, we are now seeing a rush of new faces at U16, U18, and U21 level, with Ashworth keen to lure some of the greatest young talent to Tyneside.