2 Newcastle stars who deserve a Premier League move in January

Jamaal Lascelles

The Newcastle captain has been in fine form for the Magpies so far this season, and has been a big part of a defence which has conceded just 18 goals in the Championship thus far.

The 23-year-old moved from Nottingham Forest in 2014 but was loaned back to the City Ground for the rest of the 2014/15 campaign.

He didn’t feature greatly under Steve McClaren last season, yet Lascelles became a regular under Benitez when he came in during their ill-fated Premier League campaign, and the Spaniard placed his faith in the former England Under-21 international by making him captain for this season.

And the centre-back hasn’t disappointed, and has easily been one of the best defenders in the league so far, which has unsurprisingly alerted some top clubs about his availability in January.

Premier League leaders Chelsea were linked with the 23-year-old, who has certainly done enough to suggest that he deserves a move to the top-flight in January.