Newcastle United: 5 Reasons Ayoze Perez Is The Ultimate Hipster Striker
5. Hes An Underdog
With every sportsman's hipster label comes a background of pure obscurity, as well as youth and of course being a steal in comparison to other high profile buys. Ayoze is definitely the football hipsters rags to riches forward of choice this term when looking at his rise to fame, despite a persona that would suggest otherwise. From Tenerife in the Spanish second division, he was far from the mainstream eyes of any of Europes top divisions, and only football scholars were really aware of his existence despite links to some massive clubs. With the archetypal 'wonder-kid' transfer links to giants Real Madrid and Barcelona before the bright lights of the Premier League, his craft has been recognised, but is far from established, and it seems an incredible thing that Newcastle are the side who will benefit from it.
