Recently the practice of clubs using undisclosed transfer fees has become the norm, a practice claimed largely to be aimed at keeping fans in the dark.

Nothing happened then and nothing is likely to happen now either, especially as it is claimed that the Italians have now pulled out after being ‘quoted’ 10m euros by Newcastle United which equates to around £8.5m.

A player who has arguably been Newcastle’s best and most consistent player this season, has had an overdue recall to his national squad.

It is easy to forget that Santon is still only 21 and sets the standard for our other young players who think they are good enough to be playing first team footballer.