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title: "Windass: Steve Bruce will be delighted to have signed Joe Willock "
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/windass-steve-bruce-will-be-delighted-to-have-signed-joe-willock/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nick Pratt"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2021-09-04T18:45:28Z"
modified: "2021-09-04T18:45:28Z"
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# Windass: Steve Bruce will be delighted to have signed Joe Willock

**Former Premier League player Dean Windass believes that Steve Bruce will be delighted to have signed Joe Willock this summer.**

According to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12376886/joe-willock-newcastle-agree-fee-of-around-25m-with-arsenal-for-midfielder) the deal to take Willock to the North-East was £25m, with the 22-year-old putting pen-to-paper on a six-year deal at St James’ Park.

The central midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at Newcastle from Arsenal and he really impressed as he scored [eight goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/340329/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=762&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) in 17 games and helped the Magpies to a [12th](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=363&ha=-1) placed Premier League finish.

Willock also broke a record last season, as he became the youngest player in Premier League history to score in [seven](https://talksport.com/football/885149/shearer-willock-arsenal-newcastle-record-premier-league-goal/) consecutive games whilst with Newcastle and Windass believes that manager Steve Bruce will be delighted to have signed him permanently.

*“Brucey will be delighted now, Brucey will be delighted that he’s got him,”* Windass told Transfer Tavern.

Willock has made [three appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/340329/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=762&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) for Newcastle this season so far and was one of two signings that Newcastle made in the summer transfer window, as the Magpies also brought in [Santiago Munoz](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58395948) from Santos Laguna on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy.

After starting the new campaign with back-to-back defeats, Newcastle got their [first point](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) on the board against Southampton just before the international break, as they drew 2-2 with the Saints at St James’ Park.