Sept 1 (Reuters) - ⁠Newcastle United have signed Belgium forward ⁠Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille on ‌a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

Details regarding the transfer fee ​and contract length were ⁠not disclosed, but ⁠British media reported Newcastle paid £51.4 million ($69.6 million) ⁠for ‌the 21-year-old.

Fernandez-Pardo, who is Newcastle's eighth signing of the ⁠transfer window, helped Lille secure UEFA ​Champions ‌League qualification last season.

"In terms of ⁠my own ​career progression, it made complete sense to come so I didn't ⁠hesitate at all," Fernandez-Pardo said ​in a statement. "I'm still young, I'm still hungry, and that's why I'm ⁠here."

Newcastle coach Matthias Jaissle highlighted the forward's versatility.

"Matias is a highly technical player with explosiveness in his game," ​Jaissle said. "He can ⁠score and assist, he has courage, ​and he has the ‌ability to take players ​on."

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)