Newcastle signing Reece Byrne 'a good bit of business'

Incoming goalkeeper signing Reece Byrne is being backed for big things with Newcastle United.

The youngster is joining Newcastle from Bohemians.

Republic of Ireland U21 coach Jim Crawford told ChronicleLive: "I've known Reece a long time.

"I've seen him come up through St Joseph's Boys over here in Dublin when he was playing schoolboy football.

"He's been a sought-after goalkeeper so it's been a good bit of business that Newcastle have done to get him on board. Like all young players, he's got a lot of work to do on different areas of his game, but I'm sure there is a competent coaching staff at Newcastle that will identify his strengths and improvement areas that will help him reach his ceiling."