Jamaal Lascelles has spoken out about the reasons behind leaving Newcastle United after completing a move to Leicester City.

The centre-half brought the campaign down on nearly 12 years with the Magpies after sealing a deadline day move to the Foxes. The transfer wasn't formally announced until the day after the window had closed while Leicester waited for the paperwork to be ratfied by the EFL, but the big defender was finally unveiled in a blue shirt.

Lascelles hasn't featured since coming off the bench in the dying moments against Arsenal, one of two substitute appearances he has made for Newcastle this season. And while he has appeared more than 250 times for the club, injuries and a slide down the pecking order under Eddie Howe mean he hasn't started a game in almost two years, dating back to March 2024.

The 32-year-old admitted that played a part in his decision to leave Tyneside, his home for more than a decade after signing from Nottingham Forest in 2014.

"I’ve been at Newcastle for a long time, since I was 21," Lascelles said. "It’s not often...