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Fabricio Coloccini (now retired)


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Tbh, if Colo was to start making sounds that he wanted out - it would be the ultimate proof that this is more than a blip. I thought he was shite to begin with, but since that first year, the man has fought with every cell in his body to make us a good team again. Signing a new contract recently, too.

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.com have put the following translation up:

 

Unconfirmed comments from Osvaldo Coloccini - father of United's Fabricio and youth team director at Argentinean side San Lorenzo - made to a TV station in Argentina and reported on the Goal website: 

 

"Fabricio wants to play for San Lorenzo and he is trying his best to find an elegant way to leave Newcastle. We don't know what Newcastle will come up with, but Fabricio is trying to rescind his contract because he wants to be back at San Lorenzo.

 

"His contract is very good and that could complicate things in an attempt for him to leave Newcastle."

 

Colo's current deal at SJP runs to 2016 but the link with Buenos Aires-based San Lorenzo first surfaced last month in a number of English newspapers, along with quotes from the club president to a local radio station:

 

"We know he is a fan and wants to return, so there could be a possibility. It's not impossible, but of course the only thing that can accelerate the situation is Fabricio's intentions."

 

 

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It's presumably the same dad that implored him to stay with us less than a year ago. Sounds like someone's making it up, or something's drastically changed.

 

One would have to assume so, yes. :lol:

 

Very worrying if true, would be shit if there's been some sort of fallout within the club between Colo and either Pardew or some of the other players.

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.com have put the following translation up:

 

Unconfirmed comments from Osvaldo Coloccini - father of United's Fabricio and youth team director at Argentinean side San Lorenzo - made to a TV station in Argentina and reported on the Goal website: 

 

"Fabricio wants to play for San Lorenzo and he is trying his best to find an elegant way to leave Newcastle. We don't know what Newcastle will come up with, but Fabricio is trying to rescind his contract because he wants to be back at San Lorenzo.

 

"His contract is very good and that could complicate things in an attempt for him to leave Newcastle."

 

Colo's current deal at SJP runs to 2016 but the link with Buenos Aires-based San Lorenzo first surfaced last month in a number of English newspapers, along with quotes from the club president to a local radio station:

 

"We know he is a fan and wants to return, so there could be a possibility. It's not impossible, but of course the only thing that can accelerate the situation is Fabricio's intentions."

 

He's eligible to pull the Article 17 Trigger next Summer ie. that's about the 2 year mark since his recent contract renewal iirc.

 

Taking his earnings package into consideration it would be a hefty pay-out for Collocini (with San Lorenzo picking up the bill) to cough-up. That sort of compensation fee (paying out his final 2 or 3 yrs) outweighs the transfer fees paid by Brazilian & Argentinian, for top S.American players' homecomings.

 

 

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I remember when Depor were reluctant sellers (Lendoiro backflipped on a verbal agreement to sell that Summer, if a suitable offer came in) and the shite hit the fan. Collocini's agent issued an ultimatum of a forthcoming potential legal fight (to force a move to NUFC) ie. potential test case for the governing bodies, or a possible Webster move the following year where Depor would have received bugger-all compo. Lendoiro caved in, and the transfer went through.

 

They have got virtually no case case circa the transfer saga window previously mentioned and Collocini's a model professional (on the pitch), but his backers have form if relationships break down (ie. level of trust professionally ie. between himself & Pardew).

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I don't think this is true, as far as I know he likes the life in Newcastle and his daughter is born there, isn't she? Plus, he signed a new contract just six months ago, so unless something pretty bad recently happened I would bin this crap.

On the other hand I wouldn't know how the papers could make all this up if Colo's dad hadn't said a word on the matter. He must have said something, maybe something different that is then been twisted, but he must have. It'd be interesting to know what it is.

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