Kevin Mbabu has left Newcastle United.
Newcastle United’s Kevin Mbabu warms up before the game
Newcastle United have confirmed via their official website Kevin Mbabu has been sold to Young Boys.
The departure of the talented defender has prompted a split reaction from supporters, many of who are worried they are letting him go too early.
Newcastle’s Kevin Mbabu and Chelsea’s Pedro in action
Mbabu has spent the past season out on loan at the Swiss side, where he has played regularly.
The versatile defender is still only 22, and spent a short spell out on loan at Rangers previously.
He made his debut for Newcastle in 2015 and was handed a two-year contract extension last summer before being loaned out.
Newcastle’s Kevin Mbabu and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard in action
Now with the Toon being promoted back to the Premier League, manager Rafa Benitez clearly felt unable to offer him regular first team football.
If this was the case then letting him leave was a fair decision, and hopefully it will not be a move which comes back to bite them.
Here is a look at how fans reacted to news of his permanent departure…
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