Alfie Harrison’s move from Manchester City to Newcastle United: contract information and clause now available to the public.
Some fascinating new material on the move of Alfie Harrison to Newcastle United from Manchester City.
Last Thursday, Newcastle United confirmed the agreement (see below).
Furthermore, the adolescent midfield player’s transfer to Manchester City has been verified.
Nonetheless, certain contract information have been made public by the Manchester Evening News.
According to what they’ve been told, Newcastle United merely paid a modest “nominal fee” for the 18-year-old.
Nevertheless, they also state / report that Man city would receive 40% of any transfer fee profits if Newcastle were to sell Alfie Harrison in the future due to a condition in the deal with NUFC.
The Mag report – 26 January 2024:
The extremely trustworthy David Ornstein revealed on Tuesday (see below) that Newcastle United had signed promising young midfield player Alfie Harrison from Manchester City.
The 18-year-old was the subject of a “undisclosed fee” agreement between the two teams, according to the man from The Athletic.
Newcastle United has now verified the agreement.
According to Lee Ryder of The Chronicle, Alfie Harrison is now a player for Newcastle United. Eddie Howe confirmed this to press on Friday morning.
It’s interesting to examine where the eighteen-year-old is trained—under 18, under 21, or the first team squad.
This agreement maintains the strategy of signing both older players in the 20+ age bracket and younger, teenage players. Even so, Eddie Howe and Newcastle United have only added one new outfield player older than 23 since the January 2022 transfer window, and that player is 25-year-old Harvey Barnes.
The man from The Chonicle also stated that Eddie Howe announced on Friday morning that Joe White, a 21-year-old midfielder, will not be moving out on loan but will remain with Newcastle United for the remainder of the season. Joe White made an impression on his loan at Crewe Alexandra during the first part of the current campaign.
The Mag – 23 January 2024:
Newcastle United is going to sign Alfie Harrison.
Late on Tuesday afternoon, the always dependable David Ornstein broke the news (see below).
According to the man from The Athletic, Newcastle will acquire the highly-regarded teenage midfield player from Manchester City for an unknown amount.
Newcastle United supporters, unsurprisingly, are more preoccupied with what could or might not occur in terms of additional senior signings during this transfer window. This merely perpetuates a process that, since Mike Ashley turned over the keys, has seen Newcastle United attempt to sign the best teenagers available, both domestically and abroad. Trevan Sanusi and Yankuba Minteh are just two of the many teenagers that Newcastle United has brought in thus far.
It’s interesting and amusing that the announcement of Alfie Harrison’s signing, an 18-year-old, comes just after Newcastle United’s rejection of a second cash offer for Kieran Trippier, who turns 34 in September, of about £13 million.
David Ornstein report on The Athletic – 23 January 2024:
Alfie Harrison, a highly regarded midfield player, will join Newcastle United for an unknown fee after an agreement was reached with Manchester City.
The 18-year-old English talent has shown promise at the City academy, and Newcastle has made an effort to sign him.
Harrison is anticipated to go through a medical examination in the next few days in order to finalize the long-term contract move.
His striking similarity in appearance to City’s successful senior striker Erling Haaland has led to comparisons, and he has amassed remarkable goal and assist stats for their age-group sides.
Paul Midgley, who joined from City in 2022 as head of junior recruitment, was key to Newcastle’s pursuit of Harrison since he had a clear route to first-team participation.
Harrison, who joined City at the age of nine, has made ten appearances for the Under-18 team this season across all competitions, tallying eight goals.
