Newcastle agree £12m fee for Jonjo Shelvey

Steve Dede 16:03 - 12 January 2016

Jonjo Shelvy set to join Newcastle United

The 23-year-old will have a medical at St James' Park before a deal is completed on Tuesday between the Premier League relegation rivals

Newcastle United have agreed a £12m fee with Swansea City to sign England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey.

The 23-year-old will have a medical at St James' Park before a deal is completed on Tuesday between the Premier League relegation rivals.

The former Liverpool midfielder who joined Swansea in July 2013, but is leaving after falling out with interim boss, Alan Curtis.

At Newcastle, former England manager Steve McClaren who is the coach has told Shelvy that he will be used at the heart of the midfield.

Shelvey has cut a lonely and frustrated figure at Swansea and was recently blamed by fans after their shock 3-2 FA Cup defeat to League Two Oxford on Sunday, January 10.

He has started just three Premier League games since October and was not part of the squad for the recent matches against Leicester, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Watch this video of Jonjo Shelvy, below: