{"id":350012,"date":"2019-01-31T09:41:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=350012"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:41:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:41:55","slug":"newcastle-united-sign-miguel-almiron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/01\/31\/newcastle-united-sign-miguel-almiron\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United Sign Miguel Almiron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> have completed their first signing of the January window by adding Atlanta United playmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/862a1c15\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Almiron<\/a>.\u00a0 The 24-year-old Paraguay international completed his\u00a0\u00a320.5 million move with a medical in Newcastle on Wednesday.\u00a0 The move gives Rafa Benitez a much-needed playmaker for their survival effort.<\/p>\n<h1>Newcastle United Sign <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/862a1c15\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Almiron<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are delighted to announce the signing of forward Miguel Almir\u00f3n from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLUTD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ATLUTD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has penned a five-and-a-half-year deal which will keep him at St. James&#8217; Park until June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5NxxCEHhNx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5NxxCEHhNx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a5MV5QBTum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/a5MV5QBTum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFC\/status\/1090980679742033920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">31 January 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When Miguel Almiron signed with Atlanta United in 2016, he was given a promise: come to Atlanta and we will lead you to new heights; we will be your stepping stone to your dreams. With this move to Premier League, Atlanta have\u00a0kept their promise and, in return, they receive the highest fee ever paid for an MLS player.<\/p>\n<p>For that fee, Newcastle are getting a top quality playmaker.\u00a0 Almiron is quick, with and without the ball.\u00a0 He has the full range of passes that anyone wants from a playmaker.\u00a0 He&#8217;s best playing near the striker, and no one is happier to hear that than Soloman Rondon.\u00a0 The big Venezuelan often finds himself isolated in games and Almiron will help that.<\/p>\n<p>By bringing in Almiron, Newcastle have found the perfect link between their midfield and Rondon. The Magpies have been playing, recently, with a back five, with three centre-backs.\u00a0 That is the exact system Atlanta United played in Almiron&#8217;s two seasons there and, despite it being an expansion franchise, Almiron had 21 goals and 19 assists in 62 MLS games for Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>He did plenty of work in that system as well.\u00a0 He&#8217;s not one of these creative players that is above tracking back or marking his man.\u00a0 He works for the team and understands what working for the team will bring, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/01\/30\/how-newcastle-shocked-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafa Benitez&#8217;s system<\/a> that work will always be welcomed with glee.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, there is plenty of concern that he will take time to settle into the Premier League, because of the inferior league he played in.\u00a0 If he does struggle, it won&#8217;t have anything to do with where he came from.\u00a0 Almiron broke an MLS stigma of young players not blossoming, now he&#8217;s ready to break another.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ekcL3D6hR9ZlYahgT9Ftiw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1079519046\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ekcL3D6hR9ZlYahgT9Ftiw',sig:'HVz-BFG2cVfh7uW66BMv0MGodwpSDLPaBYfesYtrI64=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1079519046',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United have completed their first signing of the January window by adding Atlanta United playmaker Miguel Almiron.\u00a0 The 24-year-old Paraguay international completed his\u00a0\u00a320.5 million move with a medical in Newcastle on Wednesday.\u00a0 The move gives Rafa Benitez a much-needed playmaker for their survival effort. 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