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title: "Newcastle United: Lee Ryder confirms talks to sign Matthew Bondswell"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-lee-ryder-confirms-talks-to-sign-matthew-bondswell/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-03-11T14:05:49Z"
modified: "2021-03-11T14:05:49Z"
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# Newcastle United: Lee Ryder confirms talks to sign Matthew Bondswell

**Lee Ryder has confirmed that Newcastle United are interested in signing Matthew Bondswell on a free transfer.**

However, as per a [tweet](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1369784892595310592) from The Chronicle journalist, the proposed deal has not quite been completed yet, and the St. James’ Park faithful face competition from other teams in the Premier League.

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Ryder also [confirmed](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1369785404476522496) that the North East club have been in talks with both the player and his representatives in order to try and get the deal over the line.

### Bondswell one for the future

The signing of Bondswell is certainly one for the future for the Tyneside club. The 18-year-old has played at youth level for German giants RB Leipzig and has played in no fewer than [12](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matthew-bondswell/nationalmannschaft/spieler/565682) games in total for England for the U16, U17 and U18 sides.

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Bondswell has also played in senior men’s football already despite his young age, with six matches played in so far for FC Dordrecht in the 2020/21 term in the Dutch second division, where the left-back has won 3.7 of his duels a game and also averaged one interception per appearance, helping his side keep two clean sheets in the process ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/matthew-bondswell/980648)).

He is certainly a talent that Steve Bruce’s team can nurture and grow into a real top player, and on a free transfer, there is very little risk involved in getting the deal done.

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