They report as fact that the 25 year old has agreed a five year deal with the club.
Lloyd Kelly set to be the first new face to arrive at St James’ Park this summer.
It will be the second time that Eddie Howe has signed the left footed defender, having paid £13m for him five years ago when Bournemouth bought him from Bristol City.
Difficult to see any negatives with this deal.
Whilst the wages will be higher than would otherwise be the case if a transfer fee to pay, this is a defender who Eddie Howe already knows inside out, so we can expect Lloyd Kelly to be at the very least at a certain level.
BBC Sport report – 11 June 2024:
‘Newcastle United have agreed a five-year deal with out-of-contract Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly.
The 25-year-old joined Bournemouth from Bristol City for £13m in 2019, when current Magpies boss Eddie Howe was in charge of the Cherries.
Kelly can play as a left-back or left centre-half and bolsters Howe’s defensive options after Newcastle missed out on Tosin Adarabioyo, who opted to join Chelsea from Fulham.
Kelly made 25 appearances for Bournemouth last season. His only goal came against Swansea in the FA Cup.’
