Newcastle United defender Lloyd Kelly had completed a loan move with an obligation to buy for £20 million to Italian side Juventus. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:00Newcastle United defender Lloyd Kelly has departed the magpies for Italian side Juventus
00:07on loan until the end of the season, with Juve having an obligation to buy the English
00:13defender for a fee of around £20m come the summer.
00:18Kelly had only joined Newcastle in summer of 2024 on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth
00:24of the Premier League following the expiration of his contract at the South Coast club.
00:29When asked about the decision to let Kelly go, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe made clear
00:34that the decision was not ultimately down to him, given that it leaves his defensive
00:38cover in the Newcastle squad quite short. However, from a business perspective, the
00:43£20m on offer was just too good for Newcastle's board to turn down.
00:48The magpies will now go into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal
00:52without Kelly, but safe in the knowledge that a draw would be enough for them to reach Wembley.