BREAKING NEWS: Janmaat joins Newcastle

Newcastle United have bolstered their defence with the signing of Daryl Janmaat from Feyenoord on a six-year contract.

Right-back Janmaat moves to St James’ Park for an undisclosed fee after impressing as a regular in the Netherlands side who finished third at the FIFA World Cup.

And the former Heerenveen man caught the eye of Newcastle, who have made him the club’s sixth signing of the close-season following Ayoze Perez, Jack Colback, Siem de Jong, Remy Cabella and Emmanuel Riviere.

Janmaat fills the void left by Mathieu Debuchy, whose transfer to Arsenal was also confirmed on Thursday.

After moving to Feyenoord in 2012, Janmaat established himself as a mainstay at De Kuip and was a key part of the team that finished second in the Eredivisie last season.

Janmaat went on to make five appearances at the World Cup as the Dutch topped Group B, thrashing holders Spain 5-1 in the process, before suffering a penalty-shootout defeat to Argentina in the semi-finals.