JUST IN: Jamaal Lascelles finally makes a career decision on leaving Newcastle United this summer.

Jamaal Lascelles finally makes a career decision on leaving Newcastle United this summer.

Regretfully, for Newcastle supporters, the majority of transfer rumors in recent days have featured players quitting the team. The hard fact is that we have to sell before we can purchase, even though Eddie Howe is optimistic about adding a few new players before the window closes.

Eddie Howe is now faced with the difficult task of choosing which players to bench. But now that Jamaal Lascelles has submitted a transfer request, that task might have been slightly simpler.

Well, not an official request, but if news from Fanatik is to be believed, then it’s as good as. The Turkish outlet claims that due to Besiktas still being interested in signing the Newcastle captain, he has asked if he can leave to pursue this, joining fellow England star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Newcastle transfer news: Jamaal Lascelles asks to leave Eddie Howe’s Newcastle

It would be devastating to lose a key defender for Newcastle considering their defensive issues. This season has shown that Lascelles is still capable of filling in and performing a job where and when it is needed, despite not being the first name on the squad sheet.

Nonetheless, Lascelles’ request to quit the club makes sense. As he approaches the latter few years of his career, the player would like to relocate to a place where he can be assured of playing football on the first team. In addition, his contract expires in the summer, and if Eddie Howe signs more defenders, he will only lose ground in the starting lineup.

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