Salomón Rondón: `Asprilla told me Newcastle was a great city for my family´
(The Guardian Sports News)

Newcastle´s latest No 9 did his homework before arriving and aims to make as big an impact as the South Americans before himSalomón Rondón sought expert counsel from a South American farmer before committing himself to leaving West Bromwich Albion for a season on loan at Newcastle United. `I spoke to Faustino Asprilla, we have things in common,` says Rafael Benítez´s new centre-forward, his face breaking into the broadest of smiles. `He told me this was a great city for my family.`Rondón laughs and shakes his head when asked if those similarities with the former Newcastle and Colombia striker turned sugar-cane rancher extend to off-field activities. When Asprilla, famed for a lively social life on Tyneside, eventually vacated his rented Northumberland village home, bullet holes were found in one of the walls. Continue reading...