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Faustino Asprilla will become a Pounds 6.7 million Newcastle player when his work permit is sorted out

Faustino Asprilla will become a Pounds 6.7 million Newcastle player when his work permit is sorted out. Showing the turn of speed that has, prompted Kevin Keegan to break the St James's Park transfer record, the Colombian World Cup star finalised the formalities of his move from Parma and was on a plane back to Italy before the waiting Geordie hordes could catch more than a glimpse of him.

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