Newcastle announce signing of Ivory Coast star Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim

[p]The clubs ‌did not disclose the transfer ‌fee, but British media said ‌the deal is worth 43 million pounds ($57 million).[/p][p][b]"I'm very, ‌very happy to be here. ⁠It ‌was my dream since I was ​young to play in the Premier League ​for a big team like Newcastle,"[/b] Toure said in ⁠a statement.[/p][embed guid="651c624c-f989-48e2-b924-1774a2dc5a69" url="https://x.com/NUFC/status/2073807869544173603" social-type="twitter" /][p]Toure ​arrives after winger Anthony Gordon left Newcastle for Barcelona in a deal reportedly worth ‌up to 80 million euros ($91.43 million) plus add-ons.[/p][p]He is Newcastle's second signing after French goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen joined the club on Wednesday.[/p][p]Toure, 20, made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in ‌October last year, and made ​three appearances at the ‌World Cup.[/p][p]The Ivorians exited in the round of 32 after a 2-1 defeat by Norway.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow all the transfer news LIVE this summer[/a].[/b][/p]