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Santon deal finally done, presentation picture revealed.

August 30th, 2011 | 73 Comments |

Davide Santon with Alan Pardew.
Santon deal complete? Looks like it!
Well it is according to this picture showing Santon being presented to the cameras at St James’ Park, complete with Newcastle United shirt and Alan Pardew anyway.

As I reported in my previous story, the player has been in Newcastle for a medical, though according to Italian media, there may have been a problem with his contract negotiations due the player allegedly being asked to take a small pay cut on his previous wages at Internazionale. However all of that seems to be history now

Though the speculation seems to be that the player has signed a five year contract with the Magpies, there was no official confirmation of this at the time of writing.

Welcome to Newcastle Davide! (more…)