Så skulle det være officielt, Coloccini har bedt om at få lov til at forlade Newcastle i januar, ifølge flere medier er det ikke af sportslige årsager men personlige årsager.
It's a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his fathers hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love. - Sir Bobby Robson