Jamaal Lascelles is set to leave Newcastle United today.
The transfer deadline is 7pm on Monday (2 February 2026) and the 32 year old defender is on his way to joining Leicester City.
Sky Sports reporting that Newcastle United have allowed Jamaal Lascelles to move on and he has a medical booked in with the Foxes ahead of completing the move.
The former United captain has played just 19 minutes of first team football this season, in two brief sub appearances in the Premier League.
Whilst many Newcastle United fans had made the assumption that Jamaal Lascelles was on the injury list, some of the more reliable journalists covering NUFC have reported that he was simply frozen out of the first team picture and so a move elsewhere made sense for all parties.
Jamaal Lascelles was born in Derby but joined local rivals Nottingham Forest, where Newcastle United signing him from for around £4m back in 2014. Lascelles was then instantly loaned back to Forest for a season, along with Karl Darlow who had signed for NUFC from the same club on a similar deal and fee at the same time.
A number of Championship clubs were keen to sign Jamaal Lascelles but he has chosen to return to the East Midlands and sign for Leicester City.
At a young age he became Newcastle United captain under Rafa Benitez, having impressed when speaking out in the dressing room when things were at such a low ebb, the club relegated in 2015/16.
Jamaal Lascelles leading the Newcastle United team back to the Premier League and in Rafa’s two Premier League seasons in charge, each season only six other PL clubs conceded less goals than United.
Leicester City are in a bit of a mess and having lost six of their last nine league matches, want to ensure they aren’t dragged into a relegation battle. Only three Championship clubs have conceded more goals than the 45 the Foxes have leaked so far.
I think clearly this looks like a good move for all parties and all Newcastle United fans will wish Jamaal Lascelles the very best, an excellent leader on and off the pitch who gave his all for NUFC.
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