Newcastle officially announced that it would sign defender Jaf from AC Milan. In an interview, Jaf said that he was very excited to join Newcastle.

Gaff said this: "I am very excited to be joining this great club, and I can't wait to start training and meet with my new teammates and all the staff."

"I was very excited to see the head coach showing me what he expected of me and his vision for the club. I think Newcastle itself speaks for it. It's a great club with enthusiastic fans and I'm very much looking forward to seeing them at St James' Park."