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Fabricio Coloccini signed from Deportivo La Coruña on 5 year deal


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So will he be the most expensive defender the club has ever signed?

 

No no no...surely that would have to be Warren Barton. Who cost us the f***ing league. :hmm:

can't decide if you mean that or it's some sort of irony ?

Note to Madras on Forum Etiquette:

You're supposed to decide for him and then attack him based on your own presumption and follow it up with lots of exclamation points.

you taking the piss ? (!!!!!!!)

 

:lol:

 

 

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Tommorows Times;

 

Newcastle have finally reached agreement with Deportivo La Coruña over the signing of Fabricio Coloccini, who will become Keegans fourth addition of a frustrating close-season. After a long stand-off with the Spanish club, the 26-year-old Argentina international will cost Newcastle 12 million (about £9.5 million), a club-record fee for a defender.

 

Marcelo Lombilla, Coloccinis agent, had threatened to report the La Liga club to Fifa over their handling of the transfer, accusing Augusto Lendoiro, the Deportivo president, of demanding more money when a settlement had already been negotiated. There is an agreement between Deportivo and Newcastle, Lombilla confirmed to Spanish radio last night.

 

Coloccini, who joined Deportivo from AC Milan in 2004, has been capped 27 times by his country and will join Jonas Gutiérrez, his compatriot, on Tyneside. Keegan has also signed Danny Guthrie from Liverpool and Sébastien Bassong from Metz, although the manager has described the latter as one for the future. The manager still hopes to sign a left back, with Stephen Warnock, of Blackburn Rovers, the subject of two failed bids.

 

 

 

:D :D :D

 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article4446654.ece

 

absolutely fantastic

 

providing this goes through it'll the signing i've been most excited about since Owen. Great defender, just what we need

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Hang on a minute....

 

 

Does splashing out £9.5m mean that theres fresh material now for the new board/old board debate?  :-X

 

No, it means the likes of NE5 and UV will keep a pretty low profile for a while.

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IF this is true, for those who have watched him  a bit.....how well do you rate him ? as good as woodgate when fit ? steve howey ?

 

remember this could come back to bite you in the ass

 

at least as good as Woodgate, probably better. As classy as Woody but a bit more aggressive. Better in the tackle i reckon and certainly quicker. And not from Middlesbrough

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IF this is true, for those who have watched him  a bit.....how well do you rate him ? as good as woodgate when fit ? steve howey ?

 

remember this could come back to bite you in the ass

 

at least as good as Woodgate, probably better. As classy as Woody but a bit more aggressive. Better in the tackle i reckon and certainly quicker. And not from Middlesbrough

quoting for evidence and future vindication/abuse
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