A long-term replacement for Gordon

[Getty Images] Newcastle will hope Bazoumana Toure makes a similar lasting impression, both on and off the field. The club had been in the market for a left winger following Anthony Gordon's £69.3m move to Barcelona back in June. After missing out on Victor Munoz, who opted to join Liverpool from Osasuna, Newcastle sorely needed a breakthrough in their search - not least after selling another key player, midfielder Sandro Tonali, to Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth up to £100m . Tonali's exit was crucial, though, to enable Newcastle to create further headroom within the game's financial rules to reinvest in several areas of the side. And Toure fits the profile of player they have been targeting this summer. He is young, hungry and wants to play for Newcastle, which is particularly significant following a number of knockbacks for the club in the transfer market over the past 12 months. The Ivory Coast international also has the potential to flourish in the right hands. Hammarby sporting director Mikael Hjelmberg, who brought Toure to Europe, knows that better than most. Hjelmberg said he "fell in love" with Toure when he first watched him play for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland. "It's his personality," he said. "He's always smiling, always positive." Read more about Toure's signing