Steve Bruce has made the astonishing admission that Newcastle United have paid £40million for a striker who is not overly interested in scoring goals.
Joelinton was a club-record buy from Hoffenheim in the summer but his only Premier League goal came in August.
The Brazilian has now gone 23 top-flight games without netting and is coming in for fierce criticism from supporters and observers, with Bruce concerned he has become the 'whipping boy'.
The deal for Joelinton was already some way down the line when Bruce arrived in July, although the head coach insists he signed off on it.