00:01Jamal LaSalle has officially brought the curtain down on a decade-long journey at St James' Park,
00:07completing a move to Leicester City.
00:10The 32-year-old former club captain departs Tyneside having made over 250 appearances,
00:17a tenure that spanned the club's transformation from Championship struggle to Champions League nights.
00:24Though he had become a peripheral figure under Eddie Howe,
00:28his departure marks the end of an era for a player who served as the dressing room's vocal anchor through multiple regimes.
00:37For Newcastle, the decision to sanction the exit was a difficult one,
00:41particularly with Fabian Shah's sideline until April.
00:44However, having featured only twice since a major knee injury in March 2024,
00:50the defender was eager for a fresh start.
00:53Howe paid an emotional tribute to his former skipper,
00:55labelling him an incredible servant at Leicester,
00:58LaSalle faces a different challenge, stabilising a defence that has struggled for clean sheets in the Championship.
01:05For the Newcastle faithful, he remains the man who wore the armband during the pivotal 2016 promotion campaign
01:13and helped lift the Carabao Cup trophy just last year.
01:16As he swaps the black and white stripes for Leicester Blue,
01:21LaSalle leaves behind a legacy of leadership that Eddie Howe admits will be nearly impossible to replicate.
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