Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa, Cheick Tiote, Jonas Gutierrez, Fabricio Coloccini. It was amazing. "Cabaye, how he could drop the ball in a good place. Ben Arfa, you can't get him because he's so fast.

Previous high earners at Newcastle include £80,000 per week Fabricio Coloccini before his departure in 2016 while Michael Owen was on £110,000 per week before that following his transfer from ...

The 17-year-old headed to the north east hoping to put his troubled past behind him and make a name for himself playing alongside the likes of Fabricio Coloccini, Andy Carroll and Alan Smith.