With just a month to go before the Premier League's big kick off, Newcastle United left-back Jamal Lewis again finds himself in contention ahead of the new season to do what he intended to just two years ago.
Eddie Howe announced the first cut of his Toon squad with less than a week before United players will jet over to Austria for an intense boot camp for pre-season. And Lewis looks certain to be on the plane after a difficult 2022 so far.
After finding himself out of favour under Steve Bruce then picking up groin and hamstring injuries during the early days of Howe's tenure, his time on the pitch amounted to just 353 minutes last term. Howe said Lewis would get another chance to impress him this summer and he has been as good as his word so far.
