Coloccini Gone AWOL? Reports Suggest He Has Walked!


By Tyne-Talk
January 24 2013

The Independent is reporting today that Newcastle United Captain Fabricio Coloccini has walked out on the club, hopped on a flight and has now returned to Argentina. Talks were held yesterday between club and player after he expressed a need to leave to be with his family, earlier this month. However, San Lorenzo, the club his father works for in Argentina, who had been chasing his signature for free, confirmed yesterday that a deal to release the 31 year old from his contract had collapsed. However Newcastle have failed to comment on the outcome.

San Lorenzo confirmed the news the move had fallen through by tweeting;

"Finally, after long negotiations, we announce that Fabricio Coloccini will not join the roster of San Lorenzo. It is not possible to release the Newcastle player, and therefore the club will look for another alternative to strengthen the defence."

However, reports coming out now suggest that Coloccini has now refused to play another game for Newcastle and left the country, which would indicate he has got AWOL unless the club have granted him compassionate leave on the belief that he will return.

Coloccini has been named in Argentina's International side to face Sweden on 6th February.

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Coloccini Gone AWOL? Reports Suggest He Has Walked!
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24/01/2013 08:01
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davenufc
davenufc
24/01/2013 09:29
Must of been a quick bloody flight then, he's at training this morning.

Funny this all the local papers said he wasn't missing, all the london ones, sitting nearly 400 miles away think they know better and claim he's flew off to argentina.

Again southern media stirring the @#$%&.

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AndrewThe Mag
Andrew The Mag
24/01/2013 11:48
Exactly tbh I think this whole colo away story has been way blown out of proportion yes there probably is something too it but not one place has colo said anything on the matter. All this story is only ever using quotes form colo snr and san lorenzo who seem a right bunch.

Obviously the southern media clutching at straws again trying to cause unrest up north.

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MissC
24/01/2013 13:33
Glad to hear he is in training

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mentalman
mentalman
24/01/2013 17:57
It wasprobably side show bob they saw flying back to springfield!

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Farndog
Farndog
27/01/2013 18:50
Saw colo in argos in newcastle yesterday he's not went AWOL

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surreymag
surreymag
28/01/2013 16:44
Where do they get these stories from. If he's still here I guess he'll captain the side against Villa tomorrow then.

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