Newcastle United have agreed a deal to sign France Under-21 goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen from Reims, according to multiple reports.The 20-year-old is set to sign a four-year-deal at St James Park after the Magpies agreed a 28.5million (�24.2m) fee with the Ligue 2 club.Despite having never played top-flight football in his career, Jaouen was reportedly the subject of late interest from clubs in France and an enquiry from Real Madrid. But he will make the move to Tyneside and is expected to compete to be Newcastles first-choice goalkeeper. Newcastle elected not to take up the option to make Aaron Ramsdales loan deal permanent after both he and Nick Pope endured indifferent seasons in a disappointing 2025-26 campaign for the Magpies.Pope has been linked with Premier League rivals Leeds United, and Newcastle could yet sign another goalkeeper as they look to fix what was a clear problem area for manager Eddie Howe as his side finished an underwhelming 12th in the Premier League.Jaouen played in all 34 Ligue 2 games for Reims last season as they finished sixth in Frances second tier. He kept 15 clean sheets, the most in the division.Having seen Pope (7) and Ramsdale (1) combine for just eight clean sheets in 38 league games last season, Newcastle will hope Jaouen is quickly able to justify their significant investment in his services. Topics Newcastle United F.C. Premier League Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Tottenham confirm proven winner Robertson as De Zerbis first signing Nicholas McGee 5th June, 2026 Andoni Iraola: Liverpool appoint former Bournemouth manager on two-year contract as Premier League side find Slot replacement Cian Cheesbrough 4th June, 2026 Former Newcastle winger John Barnes says club are waiting for Eddie Howe to fail before sacking him Jon Fisher 4th June, 2026 Liverpool reach verbal agreement with Iraola following Slot exit Nicholas McGee 2nd June, 2026 Manchester United agree 45m deal for Ederson Nicholas McGee 2nd June, 2026 Newcastle defender vows there is still much more to come after signing extension Nicholas McGee 2nd June, 2026
