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Newcastle United agree to trigger ex-Manchester City defender Florian Lejeune's release clause to seal move from Eibar

Newcastle have agreed to pay the £8.7m needed to trigger former Manchester City defender Florian Lejeune's release clause, according to reports in Spain.

The Eibar man has been a target for Newcastle ever since their promotion back to the top flight was assured.

Earlier this month, Marca had claimed that the deal was already done with both clubs settled on a fee.

However that was not the case and the move is still yet to go through.

But now, Diario AS has claimed that Newcastle are on the verge of completing their swoop for Lejeune after finally agreeing to meet his release clause.