"Newcastle have gone down a very different path, and in
Moussa Sissoko appear to have the ace in the pack. One of five French players
that Newcastle have brought in this month for a combined total of £18m, Sissoko
marked his debut with a performance that suggests Graham Carr, the club's
highly regarded chief scout, has recruited another star in the making from
Ligue 1."
Taken from the guardian blog this morning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jan/30/aston-villa-newcastle-united-paul-lambert
And there my friends is the difference, how much did Lambert spend in the summer again?