Coloccini stated that the Toon chairman decided that he wanted the club to ‘do something big’ in the transfer market that would help the team. And that’s what led to the Toon hierarchy pushing the boat out to land Isak. The 22-year-old had been linked with a move earlier in the summer, but was deemed too expensive. That was a disappointment, as he was a player who head of recruitment Steve Nickson had tracked for a long time.
Newcastle United signed Alexander Isak last month, and the deal was made possible by chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s presence at St James’ Park. The PIF chief was in attendance for the Magpies’ 3-3 draw with Manchester City, a thrilling encounter that saw Eddie Howe’s side go toe-to-toe with the Champions. It also saw Callum Wilson pick up a hamstring problem, further heightening the need for Newcastle to sign a striker before the transfer window closed. According to former Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini, Al-Rumayyan was a key figure that led to Isak arriving for £59million.
Coloccini stated that the Toon chairman decided that he wanted the club to ‘do something big’ in the transfer market that would help the team. And that’s what led to the Toon hierarchy pushing the boat out to land Isak. The 22-year-old had been linked with a move earlier in the summer, but was deemed too expensive. That was a disappointment, as he was a player who head of recruitment Steve Nickson had tracked for a long time.
Coloccini stated that the Toon chairman decided that he wanted the club to ‘do something big’ in the transfer market that would help the team. And that’s what led to the Toon hierarchy pushing the boat out to land Isak. The 22-year-old had been linked with a move earlier in the summer, but was deemed too expensive. That was a disappointment, as he was a player who head of recruitment Steve Nickson had tracked for a long time. 
The start of his 39 caps for the Argentina senior team came against Libya in an international friendly game which ended in a 3-1 win in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The game was played on April 30, 2003. FabricioColoccini was named in the Argentina squad for the Copa America tournament in the following year. He got to the 2004 Copa America final with Argentina before they lost 4-2 on penalties to arch rivals Brazil after the two countries shared four goals. His only international goal came during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with Peru away from home. Coloccini was on the scoresheet as Argentina secured a 3-1 away win over Peru in Lima on September 4, 2004. 
In fact, prior to Dan Burn’s arrival from Brighton, we’ve only spent over £6m on a centre-back THREE times since Colo swapped Deportivo for Tyneside 14 years ago: 
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FabrizioColoccini was part of the Argentina team that won the 2001 FIFA u-20 World Cup tournament before he made his senior debut against Libya in April 2003. The defender featured for the senior team for the first time as Argentina beat Libya 3-1 in an international friendly.
He recently played for Newcastle in the English Premier League but he was yet again unlucky and could not replicate the form that saw him gain a lot of media attention at Boca Juniors. He could not cope with the intensity and the rush of the English League and after also battling against a lack of form and inconsistency, there was very little or nothing he could do to convince the Newcastle bosses that he still had what it takes to put his career back on track and from there it was agreed by mutual consent that the best decision would be to leave St James' Park. 
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FabricioColoccini signed a five-year deal when he joined the Magpies from Deportivo La Coruna and he would later become one of the most consistent performers in the Newcastle United squad. He formed a centre back partnership with Frenchman Sebastien Bassong in his first season as a Newcastle United player.
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Fabrizio Coloccini spent the whole of the 2000/01 campaign on loan at San Lorenzo from AC Milan while he was still a teenager. He had earlier started his youth career at Argentinos Juniors in Argentina before signing for another Argentine club Boca Juniors where he made his professional bow. He spent two years at Boca Juniors before seven-time European champions AC Milan snapped him upfrom Boca Juniors after one season with the club.
FabrizioColoccini was initially expected to retire from football at the end of his San Lorenzo contract in June. It was revealed that FabrizioColoccini is strongly thinking about calling it quit mainly due to his injury woes. The former Newcastle United centre back has not started a football match since last year March.