While the senior team played traces in South Korea, the Under-21s of Newcastle United were also in action on Sunday afternoon.
The Young Mags competed against South Shields in a friendly in the 1st cloud arena while they accumulate to their upcoming Premier League 2 campaign.
It was a convincing 5-0 win against the National League North Side, with a Kacey Wooster-Brace on his U21 debut one of the standouts like Joe Brayson, fresh of his first professional contract, Turkish recruit Baran Yildiz and exciting winger Trevan Sanusi also found the network.
However, another intriguing name that would be recorded for the second series of Newcastle was 17-year-old Raymond OffiIt seemed with its impressive mix of strength, pace and physicality.
In a competition report, the club confirmed that a ‘trisprocedist’ started the game, and the player in question was the 6FT 5 ‘Irish, who played in addition to the former AC Milan -young Cathal Heffernan and the Scottish talent Charlie Mcarthur.
Offor is currently on the test with the young people under 21 and urges to get a contract within the academy, which has just won the race to sign Muawiya Ghanem, as Nufcblog unveiled yesterday.
The towering defender, who can also work as a midfielder, is currently playing for Irish Prime Minister Division side Shelbourne and will be familiar with a few in the ranks of Newcastle, with Rory Finneran and former Galway Talent Kyle Fitzgerald also Irish Youth Internationals.
After he arrived in Shelbourne of Boheemians in 2023, Offor actually got his debut through former Newcastle United -wing player Damien Duff, who only left his role as Shelbourne manager at the end of June.
Offor is eligible to also play for Nigeria, because of his father, and has been to the test with Brighton earlier this year.
After his impressive performance in today’s 5-0 victory, potential and the growing recruitment connection between the Newcastle academy and rising Irish talent, we expect that Offor will sign in Newcastle in the coming weeks.
Certainly, a clean slate and a solid display of today will do the hope of the 17-year-old to stay no harm.
Newcastle XI and replacements vs South Shields: Harris, Leo Shahar, Raymond Offor (Officies Wats 76), Heffer 79), Chan Mcarthur, chairman 59), Foran Hartzer 59), Fraer Harper Fitzgerald 46), Joe Brayon (Kacey Whoter 46).
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