Kieran Trippier to join Newcastle after initial £12m fee agreed with Atlético

Kieran Trippier is set to join Newcastle United after a fee, reportedly an initial £12m with add-ons, was agreed with Atlético Madrid.

The England right-back has also agreed personal terms after further discussions between the club and the player’s representatives. The Premier League club are now organising Trippier’s medical before he is officially unveiled as a Newcastle player.

Trippier will become Newcastle’s first signing since the club were taken over by a Saudi-backed consortium in October. Negotiations for the 31-year-old have been ongoing since December, with Atlético agreeing to sell when it became clear that Trippier wanted to leave and return to England.

The former Tottenham full-back played under the Newcastle manager, Eddie Howe, at Burnley and also played for Barnsley after developing as a youth player at Manchester City. Trippier made 67 appearances in two-and-a-half years at Atlético and won the Spanish title with Atlético last season, earning a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for Euro 2020.