Spanish International To Sign

Apparently Freddy Shepherd flew to Spain on Thursday in a bid to thrash out a deal with Deportivo La Coruna over the signing of Spain international striker Albert Luque

According to Sky Sports: "An greement between the two clubs is close to being reached while Newcastle have already settled terms with the player on a five-year contract."

The Magpies reportedly have tabled an opening bid of around €14 million (£9 million) which is just short of Depor's valuation of €15 million.