Age: 27 Club: Shakhtar Donetsk Nationality: Brazilian Estimated market value: £15million League apps (2014-15): 13 League goals (2014-15): 4 Magpies fans may wince at the notion of signing another forward from Shakhtar Donetsk following the unmitigated disaster that has become Facundo Ferreyra's season on Tyneside - but Luiz Adriano would be a completely different proposition to his former strike partner. His record of 122 goals in 253 games for Shakhtar is extremely impressive - and he has already netted nine times in six Champions League appearances in 2014-15, including five in the 7-0 win over BATE Borisov. Again acquiring the signature of Adriano would probably require an ambition in the transfer market that is simply lacking in the corridors of power at St James' Park right now - but his trickery and eye for goal mean he is likely to prove an even bigger hit in the Premier League than his former teammate Willian has at Chelsea.
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