LONDON — Newcastle signed Switzerland defender Fabian Schar on a three-year deal on Thursday.
Schar played three games at the World Cup in Russia, and missed the last-16 match against Sweden because of a suspension.
He’s moved from Deportivo La Coruna, for which he appeared 25 times in his first season. He was previously at Hoffenheim and Basel.
"This is a really big club for me – it has a big name and it is a brilliant chance for me," the 26-year-old Schar said.
He’s Newcastle’s fourth signing of the off-season, after Martin Dubravka, Ki-Sung yueng and Kenedy.
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