The 15-year-old is alleged to have left an abusive message referring to "*******" at the club being involved in criminal acts.
The account at the centre of the case also made reference to its user being "semi racist" and used a hashtag with another obscene racial message.
Its content was spotted by a member of the Magpies staff who tipped off police. Detectives from Hertfordshire then worked to trace the account.
In a statement, police confirmed they were investigating an allegation that a racially offensive message was posted on a social networking website earlier this month. "A 15-year-old male from London has been arrested and questioned in connection with an offence under Section 19 of the Public Order Act," said a Hertfordshire police spokesman.
Newcastle United said they had alerted police due to the content of the tweet. Their spokesman added: "We have consistently said that we will adopt a zero tolerance approach to racism and work with police to identify those responsible for such abhorrent remarks.
It is the latest in a series of racist attacks aimed at United players on Twitter. Papiss Cisse, Danny Simpson, James Perch and Sammy Ameobi have all been targeted in recent months.
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