Former Nottingham Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles has said that he was ‘really sad’ to see Jonjo Shelvey leave Newcastle on deadline day after playing together for so many years.
Shelvey completed a permanent transfer to the City Ground on the final day of the January window. Before his move was confirmed, the midfielder returned to Newcastle to say a last goodbye to his teammates in an emotional dressing room speech following the Magpies ’ Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Southampton.
Shelvey was with Newcastle for seven years, helping the club to win promotion back to the Premier League in 2017. He has found game time hard to come by this season due to injury, but will hope to have an impact on the second half of the season for Forest.
