Miguel Almiron has risen above Jack Grealish’s insult and is motivated by “positive” forces, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has claimed.
The Paraguay winger has scored six goals this season and is in line to win player of the month for October. In May, during Manchester City ’s title winning parade, £100m man Grealish joked: “Riyad (Mahrez), take him off the pitch, as soon as possible. He played like Almiron.” This season it has sparked a #playlikealmiron hashtag on social media as the winger turned into a smiling assassin during Newcastle’s charge into fourth place.
Almiron has yet to break his silence on the Grealish dig, which until this season, contained an element of truth. He has added goals and end product to his relentless running power, and Howe said: “I think Miggy’s motivations are much bigger than that and greater than that. Any comment anyone can make in the world whether it is about me or someone else you have to have a bigger picture.
