Newcastle United: 2014-15 Nationality: Argentine Position: Forward Signed: August 2014 Fee: Loan (from Shakhtar Donetsk) Appearances (Goals): 0 (0) Ferreyra - signed on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk following encouragement from Fabricio Coloccini - was deemed to be so hopeless in training that he was not even given a single minute on the pitch throughout the entirety of the 2014-15 season, despite Newcastle's woes under John Carver. The striker returned to Ukraine having never made a first-team appearance for the Magpies, having even reportedly struggled in training opposite Mike Williamson... A player who had netted 17 goals in 25 games for Velez Sarsfield in his native Argentina, as well as six in 22 for Shakhtar, was simply deemed unfit even to make an appearance off the bench for Newcastle - and he was only signed on the say-so of the club captain. If this disastrous signing proves anything, it's don't recruit people just because one of your players wants his mate to join the club... For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow whatculture.com/NUFC on Twitter and Facebook.
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