Newcastle are hoping to confirm the £12m signing of Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier on Friday. Trippier arrived in the North East to complete the final steps of his move on Wednesday and underwent a medical ahead of signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of a further year. Newcastle and Atletico agreed a deal on Tuesday that will see the Premier League club pay £12m plus add-ons to make the 31-year-old the first signing under the Saudi Arabia-backed ownership. Atletico hoped Trippier would stay, but the defender made it clear he wanted to return to England. Magpies boss Eddie Howe worked with Trippier while in charge of Burnley, signing him from Manchester City in January 2012 after an impressive loan spell at Turf Moor. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Good Morning Transfers panel discuss if a deal could happen which would see Dutch defender Sven Botman move from Lille to Newcastle Newcastle’s owners hope to rec...