Eddie Howe believes the arrival of Garang Kuol from A-League side Central Coast Mariners shows the direction Newcastle United are heading when it comes to young players.
The Magpies are said to have beaten off competition from Barcelona to acquire the Egypt-born teenager and Howe hopes it is the sign of things to come.
Howe said: "He's a young player of huge potential. It shows where the club wants to go in terms of signing young players and trying to develop them in our system for them to be Premier League players in the future."
