Newcastle United confirmed on Tuesday that they had completed the signing of Eibar centre-back Florian Lejeune on a five-year deal.

The 26-year-old becomes the second arrival at St James’ Park this summer following the addition of Christian Atsu from Chelsea in May, and he moves to England following a successful season in La Liga.

The Frenchman made an impressive 195 clearances and won 108 aerial duels in 34 Spanish top flight appearances last term to help Eibar to a 10th-place finish, and will provide competition for the likes of Jamaal Lascelles and Ciaran Clark at the heart of the defence.

Newcastle supporters were quick to have their say on the arrival of the defender via social media, and while many were delighted that the second deal of the summer had finally been completed, others believe it is another addition that shows the effect Rafa Benitez can have in the transfer market.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

WATCH THE LATEST 442OONS VIDEO BELOW...