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title: "NUFC complete first January signing"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "William Bowden"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2016-01-11T14:49:41Z"
modified: "2016-01-11T20:08:13Z"
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# NUFC complete first January signing

Henri Saivet is Newcastle United’s first signing of the January transfer window. The Senegalese midfielder has joined the club from Bordeaux for a fee believed to be around €6million.

The news of Saivet’s move to St James’ Park was broken by Bordeaux manager Willy Sagnol at his press conference.

> Bordeaux coach Willy Sagol just told press conf that club has agreed fee w/ [@NUFC](https://twitter.com/NUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) for Henri [#Saivet](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saivet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). Around €6m, via [@mohamedbouhafsi](https://twitter.com/mohamedbouhafsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Ben Lyttleton (@benlyt) [January 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/benlyt/status/686555861410549760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Saivet has impressed this season since being moved into central midfield by Sagnol. Watford had looked like front-runners to sign him having seen a bid of £7.3million rejected in the summer, but it seems that they didn’t follow up their interest.

Saivet had been deployed as a winger prior to the start of this season and will bring some much-needed pace and power into a lacklustre Newcastle midfield.

It was reported in the [Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/486755/Newcastle-Henri-Saivet-transfer-news) that Saivet had doubts about joining a side scrapping for Premier League survival, however, he may have been given a clause should Newcastle drop out of the top flight.

The arrival of the former Bordeaux man will give Steve McClaren a huge boost as he looks to get the Magpies in the top flight.