The famous fur coat once worn by Toon favourite Tino Asprilla has sold for thousands of pounds.

The Newcastle United striker wore the jacket when he first stepped foot in the region in 1996 to bolster the Magpies’ title ambitions.

And now the distinctive designer garment has sold for £2,300. The cash will be donated to CAFA - Tino’s football club in his hometown of Colombia.

"It’s great that I have sold my coat and that the money is going to an excellent cause," said Tino.

"Fans often tell me they remember the day I arrived in Newcastle, wearing the jacket, and I’m happy that it now has a home in Newcastle.

"I’m sure that it will be in safe hands and it will be well-looked after."

The Byblos fur coat had been earmarked for auction but didn’t meet its reserve price at a talk-in event earlier this year at the Lancastrian Suite at Gateshead’s Federation Brewery.

Instead, it was bought by Leanne Anderson, from the LA Productions Company North East, who met Tino when he took to the stage in Singin’ Alang The Scotswood Road, at the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre last month.

The 31-year-old, who comes from a Toon-mad family, plans to frame the coat, along with a signed photograph of Tino, which will be displayed in her home in Ponteland, Northumberland.