Matt Targett admitted he is ‘over the moon’ after making his loan deal at Newcastle United permanent. The 26-year-old signed a four-year deal at St James’ Park for a fee in the region of £12million after impressing in the second half of last season.
Target played 16 times for the club during that period as they climbed up to 11th place, and will now don the black and white of Newcastle United for the next four seasons.
And he expressed of his joy to sign permanently for the club, adding that the Newcastle dressing room is ‘probably the best dressing room I’ve been in’.
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“Absolutely over the moon to sign here permanently. I had such an enjoyable loan spell.” Target told NUFC TV. “The fans, the players, the staff, they’ve all welcomed me and I really loved my time here for sure. I'm glad I've extended for another four years.
“I spoke with the manager just before the Burnley game and he said he wanted to sign me. Then after the last game of the season it was a bit quiet for a bit and then about a week ago it started to liven up. We've been back and forth and now I'm just over the moon that we got it done.
"I think it's probably the best dressing room I've been in. In terms of how many players make you feel welcome, how many players that are leaders in that dressing room. It was a massive part (of the decision), so a good group of lads.”
And Targett also alluded to the feel-good factor around the club over recent months. With the Saudi-backed ownership finally investing money into the squad, a manager in Eddie Howe that has a clear and honest philosophy and a group who are playing for the shirt, Magpies fans finally have something to shout about and they have made their passion clear.
“I think the whole feel-good factor around the club at the moment. When I come in the atmosphere in the ground every match day, even like after training, there's hundreds and hundreds of fans waiting outside the training grounds. It's a really intense city for football, for sure. I'm so happy to be here.
"I think what we've done that second part of the season, I think that leads into to the start of next season. Everyone's got that feel-good factor. I'm sure there'll be a few more signings too The hard work starts for now for sure, because we really want to kick on and get this club as high as possible.
"For me, I hope I could be a part of this club playing in Europe. I think we could try and get into Europe in the next few seasons. I think that's a massive achievement. I'm not going to give up on internationals for England. I think that'll be a main target for sure. Going forward.”
