How Joelinton Has Transformed Into an Embodiment of Fresh Newcastle United

One of the first things to do when a relatively obscure striker is reported to be {signing for your club} is head to a reliable stats page. A simple one highlighting goals and assist will do. And that’s just what Newcastle fans did.

There, they would have seen that Joelinton scored seven times the season prior in the Bundesliga, and the same amount but with a game less while on loan to Rapid Wien the campaign before that. A six-year deal for a reported club-record fee of £40 million.

It was an unprecedented amount by the club who had traditionally utilised the loan market. So maybe there was some hidden element to Joelinton, the fans thought; something that would be unlocked in the high-intensity Premier League that only the club knew of.

Joelinton scored on ten occasions across 80 games in his first two campaigns at Newcastle. Typically playing alongside an additional attacker, Joelinton was still a huge disappointment, the biggest flop of the last years in the Premier League, some said.