Reporter: Newcastle defeated Manchester United and other teams and will sign a 15-year-old prodigy central defender for 375,000 pounds + bonus

October 17th, according to Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie, Newcastle is close to signing 15-year-old young central defender Josh Kenchington (Josh Kenchington) from Barnsley for 350,000 pounds + a considerable bonus. The latter is known as a prodigy in England and has been playing for Barnsley's U18 echelon at the age of 14.

The reporter said that Newcastle had previously offered the player at a price of 275,000 pounds, but Barnsley rejected it. Barnsley finally agreed to the transfer after raising the price to 350,000 pounds + bonus. Manchester United, Tottenham and Brighton had previously been interested in the player, but Newcastle had the last laugh.

It is reported that Kenchington plays a central defender with balanced feet. At the age of 15, he is over 1.83 meters tall. The player will officially sign the contract after the transfer is approved by relevant Premier League agencies, and will continue his studies during training.