Chris Dunlavy

Chris Dunlavy: Jamaal Lascelles could prove incredibly important to struggling Leicester City

Jamaal Lascelles’ deadline-day loan to Leicester was hardly the most sexy signing of the window. But it could be one of the most important.

by
Chris Dunlavy
8 February 2026

Jamaal Lascelles’ deadline-day loan to Leicester was hardly the most sexy signing of the window. But it could be one of the most important.

The central defender was 22 and had played just a handful of first-team games for Newcastle when he publicly let rip at his team-mates in the wake of a dismal 3-1 defeat to Southampton in April 2016.
“We’ve got flair players, tricky players, players with loads of talent,” he said.
“But if you don’t have that fight, hunger and desire, it doesn’t matter."

COMMITTED: Jamaal Lascelles, left, has given his all for the Newcastle cause
PICTURE: Alamy
Chara...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Chris Dunlavy

Chris Dunlavy: Jordan James can hold his head high at Leicester City

ROAR PASSION: Jordan James has shone in a nightmare season for the FoxesPICTURE: Alamy Leicester have been awful this season, and their dressing room must take the lion’s share of the blame. For all the financial issues, supporter unrest and questionable leadership, the players on the pitch have far too...
Chris Dunlavy: Sad all Dover, but now Lincoln City feel on top of the world

Ten years ago last weekend, 743 people watched Lincoln City get annihilated 4-1 by Dover Athletic in a National League game at the Crabble.
Chris Dunlavy: Sad Blacburn Rovers’ misery is years in making

Next weekend, Michael O’Neill will leave Blackburn’s relegation struggles behind and jet off to oversee Northern Ireland’s World Cup play-off against Italy in Bergamo.
AT LEAST CHANSIRI WILL BE OUT OF POCKET!

Chris Dunlavy COST: Dejphon Chansiri SHEFFIELD Wednesday’s annus horribilis plumbed new depths this week with news that the Owls are likely to be docked 15 points next season. Arise, a group led by US investors David and Michael Storch and Tom Cos-tin, have been granted preferred bidder status by administrators...