Albert Luque has admitted he doesn’t look back on his time with Newcastle United with any fondness, considering it as one of the worst of his career.
The striker turned coach [has been speaking to AS about his career,](https://as.com/futbol/primera/albert-luque-como-convencimos-a-lamine-vino-el-gobierno-marroqui-fue-una-locura-n/?id_externo_rsoc=CM_ES_TW) which included a conversation on his time at Newcastle.
He arrived at Newcastle in 2005 after previously impressing with Deportivo La Coruna in Spain and drawing interest from the likes of Real Madrid.
Newcastle United paid €20m to bring him to England but he would go on to make just 34 appearances in total with three goals and two assists in total.
A hamstring injury suffered in hi second game for the club ensured his time on Tyneside starter miserably, with a three-month absence. He returned from that but suffered more injuries afterwards, limiting his time on the pitch and the impact he was able to make any sort of impact.
He was eventually sold to Ajax for €8m in 2007, brining an end to a miserable two-year spell in the North East that he admits to this day he doesn’t look back fondly on.
“There was a rift between Lendoiro and me, which is why I decided to go to Newcastle,” he said.
“I will always be very grateful to Depor, the entire city, and all the Deportivo fans, but playing for Barça was a dream, and when that dream didn’t come true, Newcastle came and I went there, without even knowing where the city or the players of that team were.
“I suffered the most serious injury of my career. A difficult team; a great squad, with Alan Shearer and Michael Owen.
“But their football was very direct, very physical, very different from Spanish football. It was hard for me to adapt. I was never happy there, and I don’t really remember that time, in terms of sports, with any particular fondness.”