Newcastle United have announced the signing of left-back Jamal Lewis from Norwich City on a five-year deal.
?? #NUFC are delighted to announce the signing of Jamal Lewis from Norwich City on a five-year deal!
Welcome, Jamal! ?
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 8, 2020
Here’s a personal message from Jamal himself.
Oh, hello… ?#NUFC pic.twitter.com/nMQjHIfaR4
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 8, 2020
The 22-year-old also said the following about joining Newcastle:
“It was a little bit unexpected but it was something that I was obviously looking forward to when I heard that there was serious interest, so I’m delighted to be here now.
“Newcastle’s such a great club with such history and I knew it was an opportunity I would love to take with both hands.”
Here is what Steve Bruce said about his new left-back.
“Jamal is a very exciting prospect. I watched him flourish in the Championship two years ago and he made a real fist of it in the Premier League last season.
“He is only 22 years old and has a wonderful future ahead of him so I hope he is a Newcastle United full-back for years to come.
“It’s been a great week for us with incoming players. We have had to be patient but these players improve us, which is key.”
This is another piece of outstanding business for Newcastle United. Jamal’s signing brings Steve Bruce’s summer haul to five players.
Left-back was a priority heading into this window and Newcastle have added one of the most promising young full-backs in the Premier League.
The Norwich Academy product made 28 appearances in the Premier League for the Canaries last season. His future looks very bright and we can’t wait to see him flying down the left flank for Newcastle.
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87 comments so far
Jamaal Dubravka
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:07 PM
Comment #1Quality Player. We have such a good team now should be challenging top 10.
Dubravka
Manquillo Lascelles Fernandez Lewis
Hayden Shelvey
Fraser Almiron ASM
Wilson
UTFM
Jamaal Dubravka
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:08 PM
Comment #2Honestly I’m honestly beginning to believe this isn’t Mike’s money being splashed here….
Darnik
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:09 PM
Comment #3Jamaal
Don’t tease lol
Regan
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:09 PM
Comment #4Hibbit..got to agree on that..
Would be a he’ll of a window if we can get him mate
Hail Wor Ashley
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:09 PM
Comment #5Excellent stuff.
Key positions sorted before a ball has been kicked.
One month left to shift some deadwood and get 1 or 2 more in to bolster the ranks.
Hail Wor Ashley
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:10 PM
Comment #6It’s not Mike’s money, it’s the clubs.
Romford mag
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:10 PM
Comment #7Great piece of business 🙂
I wonder if we’re after anyone else ?
SuperShearer
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:11 PM
Comment #85 Players in. 4 of them go straight into the starting line-up. Most have Premier League experience. All for an outlay of under ÂŁ35 million. That is some really shrewd business.
Great to see – really happy with these signings and great to see we’ll be able to watch them actually play this month.
t hibbitt
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:11 PM
Comment #9Jamaal
i never thought it was, i still think there’s a lot more to this than meets the eye,
GhostToon
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:14 PM
Comment #10Nice one bruv… get in there!
The Ledge
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:15 PM
Comment #11Even before the saudis pulled out of the takeover i wanted the two Norwich full backs .
Great bit of business .
Takeover Bubbling away in the background with a bit of luck.
t hibbitt
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:16 PM
Comment #12it’s middle of the park that worries me,
arrons would be a dream, and rob holding would be a big plus,
DeanToon88
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:19 PM
Comment #13We have made quite possibly the best signings in the league alongside Everton, we have improved the team in every aspect, I won’t be surprised if we add one or 2 more players, and offload some dead wood, 35 million for this load of quality players is quite impressive, I must say, instead of us battling relegation i can see us challenging top 10 with this team if Wilson, fraser, Almiron, and saint maximin can hit the ground running and we get a result from west ham game, we have the basis of a very good team now, and if wilson can get the service he will score a lot of goals for us. absolutely buzzing, HOWAY THE LADS!!!
Jamaal Dubravka
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:19 PM
Comment #14For me we have always been lacking that pivotal CAM/CM who can dominate midfield and attack and defend with ease. We’ve got one who defends great (Hayden) one who is quick on the attack (Almiron) and one who links the two (Shelvey) but no one player who can do it all.
Jamaal Dubravka
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:21 PM
Comment #15DeadToon88
I think Chelsea and Everton and City (only if they get Koulibaly) are the only teams to have better windows than us
Romford mag
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:21 PM
Comment #16Not being greedy like , but we need someone in the middle who can pull the strings , I know we’ve got shelvey , but he likes to spray passes about more than thread the ball through
Kevin Vegan
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:21 PM
Comment #17Decent signing, mostly agree with Jamaal Dubravka’s line-up but I’d be tempted with Sean L over Fraser and playing Almiron wide, too start off with at least.
We’ll already be without Dubs, and bringing too many new players in all at once is problematic more often than not.
Get Lewis and Wilson in as they’re the positions we’re nost lacking, leave the rest to settle and introduce them from the bench before throwing them in.
Darnik
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:22 PM
Comment #18Holding and a box to box quality midfielder and we’re well sorted oh and another striker, God I sound like Kets now lol
DeanToon88
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:24 PM
Comment #19Jamaal Dubravka
A lot of teams will be afraid to face us now, we have a lot of pace and quality upfront now, with Shelvey and Hayden spraying passes to our quality forwards we will bang in quite a few goals, we have so much pace in this team now, epically with lewis and yedlin overlapping from the back, we have the look of a team i have wanted to see for years, exciting, attacking football.
boss hoggs atm
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:24 PM
Comment #20Not a good signing, but a fantastic signing, unbelievable price, this lad is dynamite, best signing of the week for me
toon22
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:26 PM
Comment #21We need another striker
Joe needs to be played out wide
Carrol isnt ever fit
We need to see at least one more in
Everything else is just gravy
Hail Wor Ashley
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:27 PM
Comment #22I really like the Hayden——Shelvey combination – clearly defined roles.
Would be a great to have a complete midfielder who can do it all, but not many of them around, who are also available and realisitc. Rodrigo De Paul at ÂŁ30m is the best I can come up with. Leeds were said to be in for him a week ago, but apparently Juve and Napoli now interested in him.
Shelvey was in good form last season and scored 6. With more quality ahead of him now and the carrot of Euro 2021, no reason he can’t have his best season yet.
As many have already said, Hayden’s contract needs to be prioritised once transfer business is done with.
jane
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Comment #23“For me we have always been lacking that pivotal CAM/CM who can dominate midfield and attack and defend with ease.”
“I’d be tempted with Sean L over Fraser and playing Almiron wide”
i would be great if Sean can fill that role.
simon376
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Comment #24Hibbitt
Enjoy it mate and totally agree, lets get Arrons & maybe Holden and sort the back out altogether, just hopefully another forward perhaps on loan and another central midfielder. And also agree with you and Jamal, dont think this is Mikes money, I’m sure someone else is involved in the background
woodey
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Comment #25DeanToon88
“We have made quite possibly the best signings in the league alongside Everton”
Yeah mate, i would hate to support Chelsea.. 🙂
Darnik
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:29 PM
Comment #26https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1303399862554316803?s=19
Great White Hunter
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:29 PM
Comment #27Mentioned weeks ago that , Arron & Holding would be my loan/purchases of the season, really disappointed regarding Holding now not coming, just the type of defender we needed. Never mind, we move on, we,ll buy them both when Amanda & the gang come back…….LOL
Darnik
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Comment #28Simon
You sound more like Kets than me lol
The Ledge
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:31 PM
Comment #29I think a Hendrick /Hayden Midfield would be interesting to see .
Hendrick is more a box to box than Shelvey and offers a lot more Defensively I guess we will see soon enough.
Jamaal Dubravka
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:31 PM
Comment #30It’s a shame to admit this because I love the man but Miggy just isnt good enough in my eyes
jane
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:33 PM
Comment #31“i would be great if Sean can fill that role.”
oops given away my identity!
kilcline
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:33 PM
Comment #32Sign his mate Aaron’s or an equivalent modern full back to play at Right back and we are top 8 material
DeanToon88
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:33 PM
Comment #33I don’t think any of our new signings will make appearances straight away, they will be eased into the team slowly, I think Wilson will be subbed on after half time to score against the hammers, he tends to score a lot against them, I think Lewis will be starting the game as left-back as we are weak there and Fraser will come on at the same time to assist Wilson for his hattrick ;),
Also, we should go in for Willems as we have a buy out clause in his loan deal I’m sure it was only 6 million or something like that, that’s pennies for a player of his quality, Lewis, Willems, and Dummett at left-back would provide solid cover for those positions.
geordie157
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:33 PM
Comment #34Max Aarons next and then a young striker on loan or perm deal and I’m happy haha
Norwich have done well keeping Aarons, Godfrey, Buendia and Cantwell so far. If they keep 3 of those 4, I’m sure they’ll come back up.
Hail Wor Ashley
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:35 PM
Comment #35Holding still might arrive.
It’s just that both us and Arsenal have a load of CBs to sort through so it’s on hold for the moment.
Any more arrivals I would suggest will be reliant on us shipping a few out.
Got about 35 senior players on the books at the moment.
Moonraker15
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:35 PM
Comment #36JD
No place for Hendrick?
I predict he’ll be a regular starter after a few games!
There’s no excuse for being anywhere near relegation with this squad now!
Something’s going on though! This is not the Ashley of recent seasons!
magicmac54
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:36 PM
Comment #37I must admit a week ago i had us nailed on for relegation, but this has been good business this last week and has exceeded all my expectations, i think we will be ok now and i dont expect a relegation scrap this season, with the squad we have now i think we will be mid table, if we sign anymore that would be a huge bonus perhaps the lad Holding from Arsenal and a back up striker, as a back up striker i would be happy with Troy Deeney, lots of premier league experience, big and strong and bullies defenders, and knows where the nets are, and we could get him on the cheap.
Moonraker15
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:39 PM
Comment #38Woodey
I assume you’re not including Chelsea who have spent £240 million!
Regan
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:39 PM
Comment #39Gonna drag like a seals arse waiting for Saturday night now
HWTL
simon376
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:40 PM
Comment #40Darnik
I know, I’m getting greedy and turning into Kets, but if can do something similar to what I’m saying, think a good season ahead. Arrons from Norwich coudl happen as they are going to need some cash, maybe a loan with view to buy and a reasonably high loan fee. The others just hope