Jamaal Lascelles has admitted that he was 'really sad' to see Jonjo Shelvey leave Newcastle United following a 'poignant' farewell.
Lascelles and Shelvey were team-mates for seven years and key players in the side who not only helped take Newcastle back into the Premier League, in 2017, but also kept the Magpies in the top-flight. Off the field, too, the pair have been influential figures, who kept the dressing room together when it just so easily could have fragmented during some difficult moments over the years.
You can see why Lascelles felt Shelvey's deadline day departure to Nottingham Forest more than most. It was certainly an emotional moment for the Newcastle skipper to see his former team-mate address the group one last time following the Magpies' Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg win against Southampton last week.
