Former Newcastle United defender Florian Lejeune has revealed that is was always his 'dream' to play in the Premier League. Lejeune, who now plays for Rayo Vallecano, spent four years at Newcastle but would only make 46 appearances in total.
Lejeune had enjoyed a remarkable rise from the fourth-tier of French football before joining Newcastle from Eibar in 2017. He started out at Agde, before making his mark with FC Istres in the French Ligue 2.
He was rewarded with a transfer to La Liga side Villarreal although he was unable to pin down a regular place with the Yellow Submarine as they succumbed to relegation. He largely plied his trade in their B team before returning to France with Brest where yet another relegation would follow.
