Newcastle United ‘join race’ as they battle Arsenal and Chelsea for emerging Bundesliga star

Newcastle United have joined the hunt to sign an emerging Bundesliga star who has been dubbed by German journalists as ‘the next Jadon Sancho’.

Jamie Byone-Gittens is a 19-year-old footballer who currently plays for Newcastle’s Champions League opponents Borussia Dortmund. The winger was born in Reading in 2004 and emerged through his local club’s academy before also playing for Chelsea and Manchester City as a teenager.

Bynoe-Gittens developed a strong reputation in the academy leagues and has been on England’s radar since 2019 representing his country at every age group from U15 to U21. His most notable contribution in international football so far came in last summer’s Under 19 European Championships as he helped the Three Lions to glory whilst starting in a 3-1 win over Israel in the final.

Bynoe-Gittens has been on the books at German side Borussia Dortmund since 2022 and was fast tracked into the club’s first team after his performances for England’s youth team. Overall the winger made 15 appearances last season and scored one goal while providing three assists. He was also given exposure in the Champions League with two appearances and is expected to play an even bigger role this season.

The youngster has already caught the eye of the manager in his short time in the first team and over the summer he signed a long term deal which runs until 2028 - the player is believed to have tripled his salary in the process, according to The Sun.

The teenager’s route into football prominence has been compared to Jadon Sancho who left the Man City academy to pursue life in a new league. Bynoe-Gittens is tipped to follow a similar success story to Sancho, who was once regarded as one of Europe’s top talents during his time at Dortmund. Such hype has prompted interest from several Premier League clubs, according to Bild.

Chelsea had the player on their books briefly and are one of the teams interested while Newcastle and Arsenal could emerge with rival bids. Newcastle Sporting Director Dan Ashworth spoke of the club’s desire to sign “emerging talent” for the future over the summer and Byone-Gittens could follow in the footsteps of youngsters Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento and Yankuba Minteh who were all signed in the summer.

Bynoe-Gittens has appeared as a substitute in both of his side’s Champions league games so far and Eddie Howe could get a look at the player first hand as his side prepare to play Dortmund in back to back Champions League nights. Newcastle’s host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday 25 October and will hope to produce yet another famous night at St James’ Park after their 4-1 win over PSG.

The Magpies travel to the Signal Iduna Park two weeks later in the competition and will play in front of the famous Yellow Wall.