Aim! fans excited as Mexican teenager Santiago Munoz begins Newcastle dream

Newcastle have completed the signing of teenage Mexican striker Santiago Munoz, the Premier League club have announced.

The US-born Mexico Under-23 international has joined the Magpies from Santos Laguna on an initial 18-month loan deal with an option to make the move permanent in a story that looks eerily similar to the plot of the film Objectif!.

A club statement read: “Newcastle United can confirm that Mexico Under-23 international Santiago Munoz has joined the club's Academy on an initial 18-month loan deal.

“The 19-year-old, born in the United States, arrives from Mexican first division side Santos Laguna, where he made his debut last year and scored three goals and three assists in 13 matches. championship.”

Munoz helped Mexico win the 2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, scoring five times – including the overall goal of the tournament – ​​and was part of the team that finished second at the Under-17 World Cup years 2019 in Brazil.

He was also involved when the Under-23s won the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship earlier this year.

In Goal!, Santiago Munez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, leaves the neighborhoods of Los Angeles to try to make a name for himself as a professional footballer in Europe with Newcastle.