Siem de Jong became Newcastle’s third summer signing this week, putting pen to paper on a six-year deal at St James’ Park.
Siem de Jong: “Newcastle had some difficulties in the second half of last season, but I hope we can be better this season and we can aim for the fourth place and for the Champions League.
“That's a goal here and it's a really tough goal, because there's a lot of big clubs in England, but we'll do our best to make it a great season.
“The club has told me about their plans, and that they want to sign some other players and mix them in with the existing players to build up something really strong, that's the goal for the team and for me also.
“We have to aim high, even when I was at Ajax and we were playing in the Champions League, getting out of the group was also a tough goal, but you have to aim high.
“We're building up a good team, with some new players so it will be good to see all the pieces fit into place.”