The skyline of Manhattan is in the distance, but what has built between Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton in the 18 months they have known each other is taller and stronger than any skyscraper.
That bond has helped take Newcastle into the Champions League and Joelinton into the Brazilian national team. Those achievements were unimaginable not so long ago, when Newcastle were hurtling towards the Championship and the £40million club-record buy was being written off as a flop. We even labelled the striker one of the worst signings in Premier League history.
But along came Eddie Howe, a change of position to midfield and, later, the influence of Bruno, and suddenly that fee looked remarkably cheap.