The 26-year-old left-back is Newcastle's fourth arrival of the January transfer window alongside Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood and Bruno Guimaraes; Newcastle also on the verge of signing Brighton defender Dan Burn
Monday 31 January 2022 23:04, UK
Newcastle have signed Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett on loan until the end of the season.
The 26-year-old left-back is Newcastle's fourth arrival of the January transfer window alongside Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood and Bruno Guimaraes.
Targett told the club's website: "I'm delighted to be here. I can't wait to get going and meet all the fans and hopefully we can have a successful end to the season.
"My family have friends here and they've always said it's a football-mad city, so to experience it and be part of it - I'm really looking forward to it."
Manager Eddie Howe said: "We have gone into this transfer window with a plan to add strong competition in specific areas of the team and Matt will be a fantastic option for us on the left.
"He has important Premier League experience and know-how at this level, so I'm really pleased we've been able to add him to the squad."
The St James' Park club are also on the verge of signing Brighton defender Dan Burn, who is set to travel to the North East to undergo a medical. Newcastle have had an offer of around £13m for Burn accepted by Brighton - after an earlier bid of £10m plus add-ons was rejected on Saturday.
The Magpies have wanted to sign a left-footed centre-back all window to partner Jamaal Lascelles.
Sky Sports' Keith Downie:
"Eddie Howe has wanted to strengthen at left-back as they've had real injuries in that area. Matt Targett arrives having fallen down the pecking order at Aston Villa following the arrival of Lucas Digne from Everton - ironically a Newcastle target as well.
"There's one active other transfer story concerning Newcastle with Dan Burn having his medical after a £13m fee was agreed with Brighton. He travelled up to the North East today. The total expenditure this window is around £90m after the Ekitike deal was called off.
"It's a lot of money they've splashed out but they'll be disappointed to have not signed a striker yet. We await to see if they can sign someone on loan but I'd say at this stage that's pretty unlikely."
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