Miguel Almiron hasn’t yet had chance to really do anything at Newcastle United.
Arriving from Atlanta United in the January transfer window, he has one appearance so far, which was 18 minutes against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
But the club’s fans have already shown a lot of love towards the player, and that’s making the news in Paraguay.
Extra newspaper seem quite excited by the star status Almiron already has, and how Newcastle fans are clamouring to get his autograph. It’s explained he’s always happy to oblige, which is helping him quickly form a bond with the Geordies.
‘Miggy’ is being treated ‘like a true idol’, despite not doing much yet.
Extra point out that even before he put the club’s shirt on, the fans were cheering for him, so excited to get the signing over the line.
At various points during the winter market, Almiron to Newcastle United seemed done, and then nearly dead, and then done again, and then in danger, and then finally a little loosening of the purse strings got the transfer the club’s fans wanted.
The fan reaction has been labelled ‘Miggymania’ by Extra.