London: French defender Florian Lejeune has signed a five-year deal to join Newcastle United, the Premier League club said.
The 26-year-old central defender from La Liga club Eibar is Magpies manager Rafael Benitez's second summer signing, for a reported £ 8.7m (€9.9m).
Earlier in the summer Benitez signed Chelsea winger Christian Atsu, who helped Newcastle win promotion back to the Premier League during a loan spell last season.
Lejeune moves to Newcastle after a long a spell in Spain that started with Villarreal in 2011. He was signed by Manchester City during the summer of 2015 but was immediately loaned out to Girona, before making a permanent switch to Eibar 12 months later.
