The Sunday Sun is reporting today that Fabricio Coloccini’s agent Marcello Lombilla had threatened to report Deportivo President Lendoiro to FIFA, for ruining his player’s career.
Fabricio Coloccini - Newcastle historic with great manager
The paper says that Lombilla was also looking to invoke rules that would allow the player to buy out his contract via article 17 in the FIFA transfer rules, before then advising Newcastle United to look elsewhere.
But we think none of that is true, and basically Deportivo President, Lendoira was leaving for Venezuela yesterday, and it was appropriate the two teams accelerated the negotiations, or else be prepared to wait a while to complete the deal.
Newcastle official, Dennis Wise, broke away from the pre-season tournament in Mallorca to conduct further talks, and with a five-year deal now said to be agreed, the move will probably be finalized tomorrow.
Coloccini has been very keen to join Newcastle as he told the Sunday Sun today:
“It will be excellent for me if the move is finally done,â€
“The chance to join Newcastle is not only about money, it is a historic club with a great manager and big ambitions for the season.”
“I’ve always loved the Premier League, I’ve watched many matches on television, it’s sensational.”
“The standard is similar to Spain and I’m convinced I won’t suffer any problems adapting . . . Argentinian players are able to play and triumph in any country so I don’t fear the English league.â€
Good that Fabricio knows the Tyneside club is historic - we like the guy already. 
And it looks like he’s already talked to Kevin Keegan, but we also hope it’s a lot more than just about money.
The 5 year deal will be a source of great security (and wealth) for the player, but he still has to produce big time on the field for Newcastle United - that’s why we are paying him big bucks after all.
But we think we could well have a gem with this lad - if truth be told.
Comments welcome.
97 responses so far ↓
1 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:44
1st comment!!
2 WIGAZ // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:44
Lad sounds like a class act! knows how important KK is & clubs history! we’ll make you welcome Colo!
3 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:45
any way now that i’ve got that out of my system….him and faye in the centre would be immence!!!
4 Oleg G // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:46
Let it be over already and finish the deal,
I hope this one is for real, although so many days its dragging.
And what about this Indian 21 Billions guy ?
another story? or its real?
5 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:50
Now just Inler for £10 million, a striker and a left back and were set for next season.
6 Robby Bobson // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:50
I liked him years ago when i first saw his hair. I love him even more now.
Finally we have replaced Woodgate after many years, with a player who has European and International pedigree, not some French clown who played well for 6 months in Scotland.
7 Teddy // Aug 3, 2008 at 16:52
‘its not just about the money’
i dnt no i jst think he is here to get money otherwise y wud he say it? :S
8 Kaler // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:00
Sounds a class act, can’t wait for confirmation of this, be a great signing.
9 sirjasontoon // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:01
Let’s get this deal done…it is taking ages !
He will be immense for us.
10 furrygiblets // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:04
Please hurry this deal up. Even at this late stage im still wary of the Spuds
11 hitman // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:15
why are we draging our feet on this,have wisey and co screwed up yet again.
12 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:15
Ed whats going on with the site? it keeps getting suspended
13 hitman // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:16
why are we dragging our feet on this, have wisey and co messed up yet again.
14 Kevin // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:31
The site’s getting suspended because the wheels are turning and the Toon Army can’t get enough!! I LOVE it when this site gets suspended!!
Lads, I hate to be the optimistic one here, but think about a defensive line of Beye, Faye (or maybe Tayls), Coloccini, and Enrique (or maybe Shorey?) - THAT IS A GREAT DEFENSE. If we could add Arda Turan to this midfield, we’d really have something - and that’s BEFORE the 150 million of Indian funds!
15 darren grech MALTA // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:31
shall we make an offer to REQUELME ?
if we signs coluccini than we can use him and gutierrez as a help to persuade REQUELME come to the toon.
at the age of 30 REQUELME can sign a 3 year contract and can still be a hit in england and europe
he’s the same age as lampard and deco
we need players like these with big knowledge in the game
16 Ian // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:31
Teddy: Beye made a similar comment when coming here and look how he performed. Players can move for money and still play well, he’ll want to prove himself here as well
Hitman: We’ll be sorting out his medical tomorrow probably, no point in dragging the physios into work on the weekend if we don’t have to.
17 Irish-Toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:33
Coloccini and either Faye or Taylor would make our defence look alot better than last year, I also like d the look of Bassong in the friendlies, it augers well for the season, fingers crossed!
18 Cooper // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:34
i dont know why everyone thinks colo and faye will be the partnership at the back..
Surely coloccini will be brilliant to help develop TAYLOR further.
Anyway i read today in one of the papers that faye could posibly be one the move - i would still like him to stay though becasue he done well last season.
19 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:36
Taylor at the back with coloccino will just make coloccini look rubbish, we need a good defender next to him, Faye
20 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:36
i think faye will move, but it will be taylor and collicini, i think it will be a very good pairing, i already rate both of our full back very highly
21 matt // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:37
you cant realistically expect to coax someone to a club soley based on history. That’s ridiculous, footballers are business men nowadays.
Not everyone we sign will have watched nufc all their lives, but as long as they leave it all on the pitch, that’s fine by me.
22 kierran // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:38
dont want to sound like a bitch, cos ur doing a good job with the site Ed. But uve gotta sort this website problem out, everytime there is a decent story the site crashes, which kinda sucks tbh…
23 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:38
Cooper
because Faye is much better than Taylor being the main reason
24 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:38
If we choose Taylor over Faye at the back then we truly dont know what we are doing
25 jose enrique fan // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:51
he sounds like a great lad and i can’t wait to see him play.
26 A geordiedoonsooth // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:55
Spyro Your the one who doesn’t know what he is doing or talking about. Taylor will become a class centre half. If all you can do is diss the kid I think you should just p*”s off & leave this site to real supporters.
27 Ivan // Aug 3, 2008 at 17:57
So does this mean it is 100% confirmed?
28 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:08
lol calm doon doonsooth
29 Toon1978 // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:09
Speaking to Johnny Godsmark on Facebook and he is pretty sure its a done deal with Colocinni.
30 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:17
j.godsmark with two blondies in his pic lol
31 Craignufc // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:17
would like to see colo paired with taylor, and faye in dm!
32 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:18
just let faye go for a reasonable price i think
33 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:22
is that you geordie gerrard?
34 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:23
yes spyro
35 Tom // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:24
For the love of all things, keep Faye! He is a better centreback than Taylor, as Taylor gets pulled out of position far too often! Heck, I’d probably take Bassong over Taylor at the minute!
36 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:24
cant believe you want to let Faye go, easily our best CB last season IMO
37 Toon1978 // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:25
Geordiespiderman yes
38 Kevin // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:25
speaking of facebook, we can all become “fans” of our new rock in the back of defense…
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fabrizio-Coloccini/38627315504?ref=s&refurl=http%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Fq%3Dcoloccini%26init%3Dq
39 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:26
i do like faye, its just we could still get good money for him, and i think he will be wasted with colo coming in
40 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:26
hahaha, tom are you sure your not Spyro pretending to be another blogger?…oh wait, im Spyro aint i
41 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:27
@ GS18 (…Sounds like a racist movement)
how much you reckon we could get for him?
I like Cacapa but i would rather lose Cacapa then Faye TBH
42 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:30
3-4 mill. good amount of money beings we have cacapa, colo??, taylor, kadar, tozer,edgar, bassong that can all play cb. but if the indian takes over we will have colo and vidic or ferdinand or pepe or anyone we want lol
43 toonwills // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:32
Guys Faye and Taylor whose better.
44 Ross // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:37
ya i think competition is v big between faye and taylor. i think at the moment faye is heads and shoulders ahead of tayls but in coming years tayls will over come faye and will even play for englands senior squad. in my opinion…
45 toonwills // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:37
If we choose Taylor over Faye at the back then we truly dont know what we are doing
U r right Spyro I 2 would pick Faye.
46 Alex // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:43
Cant believe that people on here are saying let Faye go . That would be stupid , the guy is a good premiership player and with the small squad we have it would be reducing our numbers . We have not got enough Quality players to be able to let 1 leave after bringing a new player in.
47 Michael // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:44
Robby Bobson
Boumsong did have champions league and international pedigree when we signed him. Neither of those is a guarantee that a player will succeed.
48 9 Shearer // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:45
If we get the 6th richest guy in the world. I want us to remain with Ashely ambitions not going for players who want money hungry, young kids looking for success. KK should remain or not let him go back with his money no one knows us like KK.
Buy:
Berbatov - 30m
Arshavin - 20m
Arda -15m
Veloso -18m
Metzelder-10m
Burdiso - 6m
Derdeyok-5m
Skjelbred -4.5m
108.5m
Sell:
Smith - 3m
Ameobi - 2m
Geremi - 2m
Cacapa - 2m
9m
The Squad:
Goal Keeprs;
Given, Harper,Krul
Defenders;
Collocini,Burdiso,Faye,Metzelder,Beye,Enrique,Taylor,Bassong
Midfilers;
Butt,Veloso,Arshavin,Arda,Gutierezz,Barton,Butt,Guthrie,Milner,Duff,Zogs
Strikers:
Owen,Berbatov,Martins,Viduka,Caroll,Derdeyok
Team 2008/2009:
…………………………Given……………………………
Beye………Collocini………Metzelder…..Burdiso
Gutierezz…….Veloso……..Arshavin……….Arda
…………………Owen(c)……..Berbatov……………..
Average age - 26:
Tell me we cant win anything.
49 Crawcrook Pierre in Thatcham // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:52
With just Colo, then we still don’t have much of a squad. We need good competition for places, and Colo/Faye/Tayls isn’t enough. So I still think we will sign Cuellar too. Faye will then be competition for Butt too if he can’t get in the Centre Half position automatically.
50 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:53
@51 times, I LOVE CELTIC ME MATE!!!!!
51 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:54
is it just me or was this website broken before?
i couldnt post for some reason.
anyways i was trying to think of a striker we should sign and i think it sould be a young, prefrebly tall and strong attacker. arshavin would be perfect be it’s way too late for that now.
can anybody think of anyone like that??
52 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:55
this is my 1st ever comment on one of these sites, and although i agree with a lot of your comments some of you talk some utter sh*@*.
Taylor has the makings of an england great, yes he has his moments where we are all screaming at him from the sidelines, but what you have to remember is he was attracting the attention of the big guns and opted to stay with us. which shows the lad is commited and there is no-one in the team who is as proud to wear the black n white stripes, so all you taylor haters give yourselves a shake, as him and collocini will be like, ADAMS AND KEOWN WERE FOR ARSENAL.
53 scottish mag // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:56
coloccini to be paraded at tonights match
my mate said on friday that he would be paraded at the tournament in mallorca and i assumed he meant v hertha but he meant at any time during the competition which is tonight
54 nick // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:57
arshavin is not tall or strong.
derdyok fits the bill perfectly
55 scottish mag // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:58
zigic would be perfect i thibk and for 5-8m
56 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:58
51 Times : That is just Spam and not good at all for the younger readers of this site.If your going to do that just don’t post. Leave this for some real geordies. you to ronaldeano
57 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:59
I would like to see us go after Bendtner, he has been average for Arsenal and i think Wenger would let him go now if we offered a decent amount. Bendtner would make great back up and good first team if we can get his confidence back up
58 Toon1978 // Aug 3, 2008 at 18:59
Just been on the SSN forums and its a bloody nasty site to visit some horrible nasty ppl. I was nil impressed with a Man city fan who said good signing for NUFC in Colocinni but he would be away to one of the big four a season later. Hope that doesn’t turn out to be true lol.
59 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:01
oh god, since when could man city fans talk like they are a top club, oh please
60 sirjasontoon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:02
51 times - yeah I agree when innocent people are hurt it is a great laugh-you sick fk.
61 toonarmy08 // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:02
id take faye over taylor at the moment .collocini will be 1st choice no doubt ,but 4 the moment id have faye with collocini !!
62 51times // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:06
Clarke_19_rangers - You’re right. In fact, I am on the whole embracing peace now. I’ve had a whimsical change of heart just now, I’m willing to ignore ronaldeano’s off topic and highly irrelevant comments completely and will do by best to get along with you lot
63 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:06
Who would people prefer and why,
Derdiyok or Bendtner? (both would cost around 6million)
64 Toon1978 // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:07
This is the view os some D..k Heed liverpool fan on SSN Forums……………………………………………………………..
Here it is,
not surprised by this. ashley came with hopes but realised how crap the club is. it is as simple as that. here is a famous quote by barton describing this
“The first day’s the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you. That’s when you know it’s for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That’s when it hits home. That’s when you realise you’ve signed for Newcastle.”
_____________________________________________________________________
i really do feel sorry for the players playign for that club and the owner. they are going down a bottomless pit.
i feel sorry for the next owner for buying into such a crap crap club.
may god have mercy on them
65 Doocey // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:08
Him and Taylor at CB with Enrique and Beye as fullbacks.
Lovely!
We need another 2 defenders though!
Shorey?
66 ScottyT // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:10
wat?!?! go afta bendtner hes useless! tha 2 arsenal playas who i wudnt want bendtner and senderos and ppl want thm. spose its realistic cos ther sh1t for arsenal but y wud we want thm.
i also hv to say taylor was poor last season no doubt bt hes still a gd defender as hes shown in previous seasons. keep taylor. keep faye. gd competition for places on form. imo cacapa luks a liablility at tyms shame cos he lukd very gd in his 1st few games for us.
67 Toon1978 // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:12
51 times that is a little harsh lol.
68 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:17
how long does this moderation take i posted a comment 20 mins ago and still dont know if others can see it yet!
69 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:18
51 times
go f*$k yourself man!!!! Fckn freak
70 sirjasontoon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:18
51 Times this is a football blog.
Let’s keep it that way.
71 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:19
I would much prefer Bendtner over Derdiyok because he is younger ( if only by 5 months), taller and he is experianced in the EPL; i would think joining us would be a very good turn in bendtner’s career but do you expect he will go from champ’ league at arsenal to last season’s 12th placed team. i know we could fulfil his wage bill and he hasn’t been on very good form lately . i think IF he comes he will be a great signing and keegan could turn his career around. but out of those two deriydok is most likely to come.
EDIT: 51Times: WHY? U R Just Wasting everyones time everyone ignor him do not reply he is just spamming. DO NOT REPLY TO 51 TIMES IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME.
72 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:20
what the hell has the ira got to do with anything
73 Spyro // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:24
Bendtner is a class player held back by his lack of confidence and lack of consistent first team action. He shows how class he can be from time to time. He is far superior to any of our current young strikers
i agree with you 100% clarke_19
74 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:25
this 51 times bloke sounds like a real knob jockey i bet he would crap bricks if irish-toon turned up at his door. he certainly likes to talk the big man behind his computer in truth hes probably not even a toon supporter just some prick who likes to come here to stirr up crap
75 Alex // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:27
I would feel sorry for players joining Liverpool being burgled every time you go out for the night ,pickpocketed every time you go shopping or having your car nicked from the forecourt while you are paying for the petrol . That cant be nice
76 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:30
oooo harsh…..F*&%$ng bell end
77 robertsa // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:38
im confused is collocini our player?
78 51times // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:38
very sorry lads I didnt mean any of that stuff I saidIt was sick and totally out of place. I reacted like a baby to silly comments. I’m very sorry. very very sorry.
79 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:43
51 times, i for one think that appology is well over due. you definatly need to keep the comments more football related
80 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:44
Hey 51 times,
I had a nice conversation with Ed, ull b the 1st 2 b banned when he is able to do it.
plus u didn’t react like a baby, u reacted like a sick knob jockey
81 Black and White Blood // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:45
Come on we are all fans of the Toon Army, people are losing their lives daily through war, lets show some respect!
3-1 tonight to us!!!!
82 sirjasontoon // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:45
51 times…I am sure Ed has told you a few times to quit the political crap..didn’t he block your old Hamas 51 Times name?
Very little of your input on this blog is football related and I just find you and your racist/terrorist/fanatical mentality repulsive.
83 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:03
i really do hope that we get a positive result tonight and dont just fold through having no front line. also is spiderman playing tonight coz i remember hearing that KK said he wouldnt play him against his old club so soon, i say stuff them play him he was the best we had to offer against hertha and the way they went on about wanting compensation for him when he had every right to buy out his contract if they were going to obstruct his move
84 Irish_toon // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:10
Sorry balck and whait blood…. i lost track of myself… now to a different topic C’MON THE TOON!!!!
85 Shearer#1 // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:11
Are we gonna get to see Coloccini/Owen/Martins play against PSV? Did anyone see Olic play today against Juve? He looked really good, we were strongly linked with him for a while.
86 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:16
i must be talking to myself. whats the matter has your mams and dads told you not to talk to strangers or something???????????
87 Cooper // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:37
i truly cannot see where we can get any goals whatsoever from tonight.
our best chance is smith and he hasnt scored in god knows how many matches.
Actually he just hasnt scored.
88 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:37
Why am i getting slated????
Ive been to the pub for a few hours , i get home and i have read ‘51 times’ comments and im getting slagged off for somthing???
Can someone tell me why please???
89 GEORDIE L3G3ND // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:44
what did 51 times say, did he delete tht comment, tell me wht it sed plz
90 WIGAZ // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:45
Agree with you there toon 1978! i go on there just to check from time 2 time & there is some proper pricks on there! the mags are sound but you always get some sharped tounge asswipe talkin balls! at least on here we vastly out number them & they get put down or ignored to the extend where they just give up! i really hope colo deal is announced 2moro, & shortly followed by Shorey then hopefully an AM like Arshavin or dirego. i kno thats a long shot but that would sort us, we could do with a CF 2 tho!
91 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 20:48
@Clark-19 Rangers,
What is wrong with you mate?????
Dont be comparing me to some kind of plastic NUFC fan like 51 times mate.
If i were a Scotsman, i would be a Celtic fan.
51 times is a Rangers fan, so what?
I post my personal opinion about NUFC on this site and i love the toon as much as wor lasses breasts (which i paid 4 grand for!
), my Daughter and my guitar.
So, put that in your bong and smoke it!!!!
92 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 21:07
@Clark-191-Rangers……
Dont make me out to be a clown mate.
Dont put me in the same category as ””’the regular morris dancing, thong wearing, hero quest playing, stamp collecting, ” i think tidly winks is a fantastic sport” ”””’ minority man.
51 times is funny with his comments when he keeps them clean and in general.
But at times he is a bit out of order and he should tone it down a bit.
Dont put me in that category
51 times, think before you post mate
93 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 21:12
@Geordie legend,
he has had too much haggis mate!!!
Its went to his ginger little heed man!!!!!
94 anonymussss geordie // Aug 3, 2008 at 21:39
is anyone watching this abomination. someone wants to tell them the premiership starts in a couple of weeks. why the hell is cacapa in the midfield? i know we have a small squad but this team takes the utter piss! however i will try to remain optemistic. bring on danquah upfront hes young but hes hungry
95 ronaldeano // Aug 3, 2008 at 23:23
Ramos is going to be a flop by the way!
I cant wait to see the spuds for the deluded fools that they are!
They think that they are better than us?!!!!
They are nothing but a bunch of sweaty clowns with discharge smelling players and a manager who realy thinks he has what it takes to beat the mighty Arsenal!!!
One flew over the cucoos nest springs to mind when i look at the deluded pack of stinkin cheezy tramps, and i feel no absolutely no sympathy for the filthy, rotten mongaloids!
96 clinta // Aug 4, 2008 at 2:03
We’ve signed plenty of ‘gems’ at CB in the past ten years, thrown big wages and big transfers at them, so let’s hope this ones a little different for once!
if it does go through.
97 The messanger // Aug 4, 2008 at 20:42
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,18168,11678_4993904,00.html
Coloccini expects Depor stay
Deportivo La Coruña confirm amazing U-turn
Last updated: 4th August 2008
Newcastle United have been stunned as their latest transfer target slipped through their grasp.
Fabricio Coloccini was expected on Tyneside for a medical on Monday evening, however it would appear he never made the flight back with the Magpies squad.
It is thought the lure of a new lucrative contract at the Spanish outfit has persuaded him to stay in La Liga for the time being.
Depor president Augusto César Lendoiro confirmed the news. He said “Fabricio will stay with us now.”
“The offer from Newcastle was a good one, Deportivo can now match this offer”
Coloccini will become the latest transfer target Kevin Keegan has missed out on this summer offer after Luka Modrić and Pablo Aimar.
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