Salomón Rondón: ‘Asprilla told me Newcastle was a great city for my family’

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