“I was always a great admirer of Ayoze Perez and I was very sorry to see him leave, but I was very much in the minority.”



Newcastle United’s legendary No 9 Malcolm Macdonald had been keeping a close eye on Ayoze Perez during his time at St James’ Park before switching to Leicester City last summer, and he liked what he saw. However, he knows not everyone could see what he did, or shared his view, and it is a similar situation for the Spaniard now at the King Power Stadium.



Perez has chipped in with five goals and four assists from his 20 Premier League appearances for his new club, but after Leicester paid £30 million for his services many supporters had hoped for more of an impact from the 26-year-old.



However, Macdonald feels much of Perez’s best work goes unnoticed.



“The vast majority of Newcastle fans didn’t rate him as a player and the reason for that is because he is so very subtle in the clever...