Newcastle United youngster Lucas De Bolle was a surprise inclusion in Eddie Howe's squad for the home game with Aston Villa last month. Taking his place alongside established seniors such as Jacob Murphy and Miguel Almiron, some assumed that the 19-year-old's presence was mainly down to knocks and niggles in the squad.
But De Bolle has done more than just hang around, he's since made a further three appearances on the bench and has impressed Eddie Howe in training. This week De Bolle was back in action for the Under-23s but there were no signs that playing for the second string was beneath him. Instead, the Edinburgh-born midfielder slotted into Elliott Dickman's midfield and calmly patrolled proceedings in a 4-3 win over West Bromwich Albion.
