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It has taken weeks for Newcastle United to secure the services of Anthony Elanga, a deal that has veered between completion and collapse for a month, but it is a successful end to a three-year search for a right-winger.

A deal consisting of an initial fee of £52million ($70.7m) plus bonuses that are considered difficult to reach has been agreed