Newcastle United have completed the signing of teenage trio CJ Afumuzor, Lesecond Yeutembip and Leon Mukumbira.
Midfielder Afumuzor joins from Portsmouth, defender Yeutembip from Charlton Athletic and Mukumbira from Peterborough.
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All three U15 players have announced their Newcastle move on social media.
Newcastle can now sign players of such age groups nationally after developing a full-time training model for youth levels.
Previously, Newcastle could only add players who lived within an hour-and-a-half of the club's academy base.