League One side Port Vale announced tonight that they have permanently signed defender Lewis Cass from Newcastle United.
The 22-year-old was on loan at Vale Park for the first half of last season in League Two. He made 27 appearances, but his spell there was cut short in January after tearing ankle ligaments.
Cass was born in North Shields and joined the academy at Newcastle United when he was 12. He was on the bench for Newcastle but never made a first team appearance, though he made a considerable number of appearances for the Newcastle U23s.