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Newcastle have completed the signing of Geremi after he was granted a work permit.

The Cameroon international agreed terms on a three-year deal and passed a medical earlier this week, but the move was subject to a successful application for the permit.

The application was successful and Geremi's free transfer from Chelsea has now been finalised.

He will link up with his new team-mates when they return from their pre-season training camp in Austria next week.

Geremi has been given the extra time to recover from his international duties at the end of last season.

The versatile midfielder becomes Allardyce's fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Mark Viduka, Joey Barton and David Rozehnal.

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