Florian Lejeune has admitted it was a 'pleasure' to return to St James' Park with Rayo Vallecano and see 'so many friendly faces' from his time at Newcastle United.
Saturday's friendly was not just your typical exhibition game for Lejeune as the Frenchman caught up with some of his former colleagues for the first time since leaving the club to move to Spain in 2020. Lejeune received a warm welcome from literally the moment he walked through the players' entrance, where Glenn Patterson, Newcastle's player liaison officer, was waiting for him before the Magpies' 2-1 win.
Lejeune quickly made his way out to the pitch with a handful of his team-mates before the warm-up and, at one point, the defender pointed out different areas of St James' to them. Lejeune then recorded a video of all four corners of the stadium on his phone in what looked like a special moment for the 31-year-old.
