The first Peruvian ever to play in the Premier League and one of the few overseas players to have embraced life and football in Newcastle, his £2.5 million price tag now seems like a snip given the exorbitant sums attached to average players nowadays. Blending an ability to craft magic from the right wing and a hard working mentality it's no surprise that Nobby became an instant hit with Toon supporters during his first six years on Tyneside. Solano was regular fixture in Sir Bobby Robson's side and played a pivotal role for the club in the early noughties as we challenged for the Premier League title and made waves in the Champions League. Of the 48 goals he scored in his 314 games for the Magpies it's perhaps a 25-yard lob against Fulham that exemplified the Peruvian's qualities, expertly controlling a mis-hit clearance from Edwin Van der Sar with his chest before looping a delicious effort over the stranded Dutchman into the net.
