Hailed as the next superstar, the midfielder won the European Young player of the Year Award at the age of 19 and earned a move to Newcastle for 12 million. However, it soon became apparent that the Toon Army had signed the wrong Portuguese prodigy - a certain Cristiano Ronaldo was working his way through the ranks - and the youngster was unable to hold down a starting spot. In his two years on Tyneside, Viana showed glimpses that there was a lot of potential, but they were few and far between as he often wanted far too much time on the ball - something that is not given to many in the Premier League. At times during Newcastle's European campaign, the Portuguese star would shine, but his goal against Feyenoord in the Champions League is the only memorable moment in his career in black and white and he was soon shipped off to ply his trade elsewhere.
