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Jamaal Lascelles says Newcastle have a 17-year-old in their ranks with a ‘bright future’

Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has described Magpies midfielder Lewis Miley as a “great lad” with a “bright future” in the game.

The Newcastle skipper was speaking to the club’s media team on ahead of the Magpieꦇs’ Premier League meeting with Tottenh💮am on Sunday.

Miley has risen to prominence this season,🎃 breaking into the Magpies ☂first-team and slotting seamlessly into top-level football.

He doe🍃sn’t turn 18 until next May, but he has already clocked up eight competitive appearances for Newcastle, including two in the Champions League.

Miley was one of th🔯e better players for the Magpies in their loss to Everton, looking tidy in possession, making good passes and being defensively sound.

Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images

Lascelles, in conversation with the Newcastle media team, spoke highly of the Magpi🥂es academy graduate.

“He’s been thrown in the deep end, he’s under the spotlight♍s, he probably played three of the biggest games that we’ve played in ourselves,” said the Newcastle defender.

“Now for me it starte🍸d in pre-season when we went to America, he was probably our bes𒐪t player in pre-season.

“Good on the ball, good athlete, he’s a good height and he’s a great lad 𝔍as well. He wants to learn, he wants to listen.

“So yeah, he’s got a bright futꦍure, and I think he’s dealing with these games and the spotlight really well. He’s got good people around him ꦓto support him.”

Lewis Miley is a once-in-a-generation talent for Newcastle United

The Magpies have struck gold wꦿith Miley. He is a once-in-a-generation talent who looks set to have a bright future in the game.

The vast majority of 17-year-olds in football tend 🍨to play for the Under-18s, and only a select few will be deemed good enough to play for the Under♈-21s.

The fact Miley is not only starting for Newcastle, but delivering displays worthy of an establishe🤪d Premier League player, shows how in🌳credible he is.

There’s a good chance the youngster will start again for the Magpies against Spurs, and it’ll be exciting to see how he ﷽fares against the depleted North Londoners.