Nickson will leave transfer legacy at Newcastle

Steve Nickson may have operated in the shadows, but the departing head of recruitment's legacy at Newcastle United is undoubted.It was Nickson who was heavily involved when Newcastle broke their transfer record to sign Miguel Almiron in 2019.He played a pivotal role in the £40m arrival of Joelinton, even if few could have imagined the Brazilian later being reborn as a combative central midfielder.Nickson helped convince Ayoze Perez to join Newcastle ahead of Porto in 2014.He also remained