YOUNG BOYS star Loris Benito has arrived in England - fuelling speculation of a summer move to Newcastle.

SunSport understands the Swiss ace has flown to London and could be on his way to complete final talks with the Toon after celebrating winning the Super League.

2 Loris Benito waves goodbye to Young Boys after winning the Swiss Super League Credit: EPA

2 The defender revealed he had flown to England Credit: Instagram

The 27-year-old, who made 42 appearances for the Berne-based club, was on the verge of tears as he waved goodbye to the club after their 4-0 win over Luzern.

Benito uploaded a picture on his Instagram that showed the left-back arriving in England, with a waving hand emoji alongside a Union Jack flag.

Watford and Burnley had also been monitoring him, but SunSport revealed the Swiss International was on Rafa Benitez’s radar to shore up his defence.

Newcastle heavily relied on Matt Ritchie to deputise at left-back last season but the Scottish star has already been told he can leave this summer.

BENIT AND GREET

Benito, who has two caps for his country and made his international bow last year against Qatar, can also provide Champions League experience.

He featured in Young Boys' historic 2-1 Champions League win over Juventus as well as their two defeats to Manchester United in Group H.

A heavy factor in whether Benito decides that his future is on Tyneside will most likely come down to whether Benitez remains in charge of the Northern side next year.

The former Liverpool boss is out of contract next month and was set to meet with owner Mike Ashley to discuss a new deal, that may have now been put on hold.

Inter Milan and Bordeaux had also both shown interest in Benito, but the former Benfica star could now become Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan's first signing.

SunSport revealed Ashley, 54, has finally agreed to sell Newcastle for £350million to the cousin of Manchester City’s Arab owner Sheikh Mansour.

Contracts have already been signed and submitted to the Premier League between the Toon owner and the Dubai-based billionaire.