Newcastle confirm Tiote signature.
Posted on August 22nd, 2010 | 77 Comments |
Newcastle have made signing number four of the summer by securing the services of Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote from FC Twente for a fee believed to be around £3.5 million.
The move is still not 100% completed as both clubs and the player have to wait and see whather or not a work permit will be granted for the 24-year old.
That shouldn’t be a problem in all honesty as the lad has had enough caps at international level for it not to be a problem. Once that is granted though, Tiote will join up with The Magpies squad and take his place alongside the other new recruits of the summer – James Perch, Dan Gosling and Sol Campbell.
Who really knows anything about our latest signing though? I will hold my hands up say that I don’t really know a lot. All I have heard is that he is very phyical and seems to enjoy the tackle. You can judge for yourselves now though as I have found this video of Toite in action. I now understand what is meant by him being physical!
The signings don’t appear to be ending there either, not if you go by what Derek Llambias has been saying in the match programme anyway. Here is what Dekka said in full:
“Nobody inside this football club is under any illusions about the challenges we face this season and there is no doubt that this is a hugely important campaign for the club in lots of different ways. But the most important aspect is that we get things right out on the pitch.”
“We’ve been working hard this summer to bring in the type of players required to make sure we’re still a Premier League team this time next year. And while we’ve been delighted with our signings so far in James Perch, Dan Gosling and Sol Campbell, we’re still working behind the scenes to give ourselves the best possible chance of competing in the top flight.”
“To get this club back into the Premier League at the first time of asking was a fantastic achievement and was a real team effort. Everybody played their part including the supporters and we need to do it all over again.”
That echoes roughly what Chris Hughton has been saying when he keeps mentiong the “one or two new faces” with regards to new signings.
So a 6-0 win, a new signing, and some communication from above. The hierachy will need to be careful as today, even it is only for one day, Newcastle United are resembling something like a well run football club.
Long may that continue!
prompt article toonsy.
i have a question guys,and this goes in general,
what happens when a player from another country signs for a club but doesn’t get a work permit?