Alan Shearer has his say on Newcastle new boy Miguel Almiron

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Mike Ashley has finally agreed to open his chequebook for Miguel Almiron in the hope that Rafa Benitez stays on as Newcastle United manager, according to Alan Shearer.

Miguel Almiron

Reports on Wednesday said that the Magpies had agreed a fee of around £21 million with Atlanta United for the 24-year-old midfielder, before he underwent a medical.

The Paraguay international would become the club’s record signing, overtaking the £16.5 million spent on Michael Owen from Real Madrid in 2005 (!).

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.