It may be grim up North but Sunderland, Middlesbrough & Newcastle in particular seem to have no problem attracting player from sunnier climes.
Newcastle currently have two excellent Brazilians in Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton and until recently Almiron from Paraguay and Fernandez from Argentina.
Nobby Solano from Peru , Asprilla from Colombia who was brilliant on his day just like Mirandinha.
The Argentinian Colliccini who captained the team for years .
And who could forget our own Daryl Murphy from the Sunny South East ?
Sunderland signed a host of lesser talented Soth Americans , only Julio Arca really excelled .
‘Boro famously recruited Juninho and Emerson .