Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden has signed for Norwich on a season-long loan deal.

The 27-year-old has played over 150 games for the Magpies as a defensive midfielder but was absent for much of last season with an injury.

Speaking to Canaries.co.uk, Hayden said: "I am absolutely delighted. This is a fantastic club. Everything is well run, it has got a good infrastructure and the stadium and the fan base is great.

"I am here to try to help the team get back to the Premier League. The facilities at the training ground are great and changed significantly from when I have visited before. I've also looked at our squad and I want to add to that and help get us promoted straight away.'

Hayden will have good memories of the Championship after winning it with Newcastle in 2017.

He continued: "The head coach was a big factor for me. He called me straight away and saw that I was out of the picture at Newcastle.

"I had spoken to him a few times before and he always struck me as somebody who was trying to do the right things and doing things very well at football clubs."