Signed from: Deportivo Transfer fee: £9million League Appearances: 21 League Goals: 1 Who remembers THAT Youtube video? Of course you do. Graeme Souness must have been licking his lips as Albert Luque burst through the St James' Park doors for the (based on the video) cheap price of 10 million large ones. Apparently the Spaniard was one of the best players in La Liga but despite a decent debut against Manchester United he simply wasn't good enough. He struggled with a hamstring injury that he picked up in his second game for the club and never adapted to life in the Premier League. Could he do it on a cold night in Stoke? No, he couldn't do it anywhere in any weather. The striker scored 1 goal in 21 appearances and was sold to Ajax in 2007. He did score against Sunderland though...
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
