Newcastle United have completed the free transfer signing of striker Florent Indalecio following a successful trial with the club over the summer, as confirmed by Liam Kennedy of the Sheilds Gazette.
The French forward has signed for the Magpies until the end of the season and will go into the Under 23 squad.
Having already submitted the 25 man Premier League squad up until January, and falling outside of criteria, Indalecio will not be part of any first-team league action until the second half of the season at the earliest.
The 23-year-old is believed to be a close friend of Allan Saint-Maximin, who himself recently signed a new bumper new six-year contract on Tyneside.
Formerly of French Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Etienne, Indalecio was last playing football in the lower leagues of Australia.
The Frenchman may have gone some way to earning his deal on the back of a wondergoal in training this summer, captured by an onlooking Saint-Maximin.
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A bizarre signing that has gone rather under the radar with the transfer window now being closed almost a week.
Going off the stunning training goal there is clearly some ability in the Frenchman, who has seemingly struggled to find a home to this point.
Perhaps being nearby his friend Saint-Maximin will help him settle and Newcastle could have unearthed a gem.
