Defender Federico Fernández has left Newcastle United to join Elche CF after just over four years at St. James' Park.
Great player for us and absolute shrewd business by Rafa when he joined. Wish him all the best!
One of the players who gave me a shred of hope when I saw a Bruce lineup, pure class and reliable for long stretches (was a shame with injuries last season).
32 caps for Argentina. Not to be sniffed at
Sad to see him go but at his age with his injuries and him being a relatively slow player to start with I'm guessing his legs had gone and we can't risk him in the PL anymore. Really solid CB for us when he did play. Hope he has a good remainder of his career.
I remember a time when I considered him to be one of our top two CBs. He gave it his all and at his best he had game changing capacity. Great and memorable centre half for us, but he was not going to fit in the long term project at this point and it was time to move him on. All the best to him
Schar and Lejune may have been better on the ball, Lascelles had his leadership, but Fernandez on his day was the best out-and-out centre back.
Was it a free transfer, or did we get a few £ ?
Free transfer I believe, not too bad considering he was probably on half decent wages too.
He was earning around 45k a week so good business
RIP sweet prince.
Really impressed at the club's ability to shift some of the deadwood (no disrespect to Fede but he was past his best) from the squad. Still a few to go in January I think.
I’d like to see him come back as a coach once he retires.
I miss him already :/
Makes sense for everyone involved, but really sad to see him go. He's arguably one of the biggest successes of the last 6 years
See, this one makes sense for all parties. All the best Fede.
A dependable and professional dude who was always there when we needed him. He was a great person to have at the club too, a good presence in dressing room during some shitty times. Wish him all the best.