Eddie Howe and Ross Wilson react to Sean Steur signing

Newcastle United have completed a £23m move for Dutch wonderkid Sean Steur from Ajax.

The Magpies announced on Thursday afternoon that Sean Steur had become the club's third first-team signing of the summer following the arrivals of goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen and winger Bazoumana Toure.

The focus for Newcastle this summer has clearly been on youth, with both Toure and Jaouen just 20 years old and Sean Steur just 18.

All three will be part of Eddie Howe's first-team squad next season as the Magpies will attack the new campaign with a fresh look.

Eddie Howe is 'delighted' to have signed Sean Steur

Speaking to the official website following Steur's signing, Eddie Howe spoke of his excitement at bringing in Steur who already has Champions League experience.

“We’re delighted to welcome Sean to Newcastle United – he’s a top young prospect that has already tasted Champions League and top-flight Dutch football.

“We see real potential in Sean and believe he has the characteristics to become a valuable player for us for years to come. That’s something we’re really excited by and look forward to working with him and helping him achieve his ambitions.

“Sean is an exciting addition to our squad. He’s had an excellent upbringing at Ajax, who have an outstanding track record of producing young players."

Ross Wilson was 'thrilled' with how quickly Newcastle got the deal done

At the same time, sporting director Ross Wilson says he was 'thrilled' to get this deal done so quickly.

“I’m thrilled that we’ve managed to conclude this deal so swiftly and make Sean a Newcastle United player.

“We’ve been aware of his talent for some time but so has the rest of European football, so it was vital that we were able to act diligently and give ourselves the best chance of getting Sean on board. It’s testament to the project we’re working on here that players like Sean are so keen to join.

“We‘re all really encouraged about working with Sean and I know how much Eddie enjoyed his first conversations with him – it left us all even more convinced of what Sean can bring to this group.

“Sean enters a fantastic environment for young players to develop and we’re incredibly excited about the progress we believe he can make here. It was great to welcome him and his family to Newcastle this week.”

Newcastle really didn't waste any time with this deal. They managed to get everything done in the shadows and the first fans were made aware of the interest was after the agreement between Newcastle and Ajax had been reached.

It has been less than 48 hours since the story broke to the announcement. More of this, please!