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Newcastle United's Siem de Jong joins PSV Eindhoven on loan

Newcastle United striker Siem de Jong has joined PSV Eindhoven on a season-long loan.

De Jong, 27, joined the Magpies from Ajax in 2014 but has only managed seven starts and 26 appearances in total for the club because of a series of injury problems.

At PSV he will link up with his brother Luuk de Jong, who spent time on loan with Newcastle during the 2013-14 campaign.

'Ik ben heel blij dat PSV bij mij uit is gekomen.' Welkom bij de club Siem! pic.twitter.com/QtC1K5I26f

- PSV (@PSV) August 22, 2016

Speaking in the Dutch media, Luuk de Jong is reported by the Newcastle Chronicle as saying: "For PSV it is good to have a lot of competition.