Newcastle United Sign Monaco Striker Emmanuel Riviere By Aiden Cusick 16 Jul 2014 4301 Newcastle United have completed the signing of Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old passed a medical on Wednesday afternoon and has penned a long-term deal on at St. James Park. Riviere told nufc.co.uk: When the Club spoke to me I said yes immediately. It was an easy decision because Newcastle is a big club with great fans and a good stadium. My dream was always to play in the Premier League and Newcastle have given me the opportunity to realise that. Manager Alan Pardew said: This is an important signing because the striking area is one we really had to improve. We have looked at Emmanuel for a while and we know he will score goals for us. He is quick, hungry for success and will love having 50,000 Geordies cheering him on and singing his name. I am really looking forward to integrating Emmanuel in the group and cannot wait to see him in action for us. The striker, a former team-mate of Magpies midfielder Moussa Sissoko at Toulouse, made the £4m switch to Stade Louis II 18 months ago, firing them to the second tier title in 2012-13. He managed 10 goals in 30 games for the Ligue 1 runners-up last term and has been capped 15 times by the French Under-21 side, despite being born on the Carribbean island of Martinique. Riviere is Newcastles fifth summer signing, following Ayoze Perez, Jack Colback, Siem de Jong and Remy Cabella in moving to St. James Park.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:26:59 +0000
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