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Newcastle United are expected to have Swiss whizz-kid Yannick Toure on board when the Under-23s start training this week.

The 17-year-old spent time on trial at the club’s Academy last season and will join the Magpies after his contract expired with Young Boys Berne.

United will have to pay compensation for the youngster but the player - believed to be spotted by Newcastle’s head of recruitment Steve Nickson - signs after netting an impressive 23 goals in 23 games in the Swiss Under-18 Elite League last term.

Toure was born in Senegal before impressing in the youth divisions in Switzerland before earning a trial on Tyneside with Newcastle earlier in the year.

United released a clutch of young players back in March in a major overhaul and the Magpies are expected to bring in more new faces at the Academy before their Premier League 2 campaign kicks off.

Meanwhile, released winger Yasin Ben El-Mhanni is attracting interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers after spending two years at United.

And out of contract defender Macaulay Gillesphey has joined Carlisle United of League Two.

The defender said: “I wouldn’t say I was sad to leave Newcastle United.

“I would have obviously loved to play in the first team there, but it didn’t happen and it wasn’t meant to be.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds. I’ll obviously still support Newcastle because they’re my boyhood club, but I’ll move on and I’m looking forward to playing here again.”