5 Young Spaniards Who Could Be Newcastle's Next Ayoze Perez

5. Borja San Emeterio (Racing Santander)

Newcastle were heavily linked with ex-Racing Santander man David Concha recently, and while now-Real Sociedad winger may attracted most of the plaudits in Cantabria, the name of Borja San Emeterio is one that continues to slip under the radar.

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The feisty young right-back has just returned from Greece where he featured regularly in Spain Under-19's European Championship triumph. Borja started all bar one of La Rojita's games along the path to clinching the trophy.

That's not to say his showings with Racing Santander were below par, however, not by any stretch of the imagination. In his first full season for the club where he learned his trade, Borja was regularly one of the most-consistent performers in what was a highly-turbulent campaign for the financially-plagued Racing, and one that unfortunately ended in relegation to Spain's third tier.

But while it's tough news to stomach for both the club and the player, the vultures will be licking their lips as we speak. Borja would be available at a very modest price this summer, and one far, far below what he should realistically be worth.

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