Knee op was successful – Lejeune
FLORIAN Lejeune has undergone successful surgery on his knee injury.
After sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury during pre-season training, Lejeune has been ruled out for the majority of the Magpies’ 2018/19 campaign.
The Frenchman’s injury is a blow to both the player and United, given Lejeune was one of Newcastle’s most-impressive performers during the second half of last season.
Lejeune posted a photo of himself after his operation in a hospital bed on social media earlier this week.
Lejeune’s right leg is heavily strapped and, in the caption accompanying the photo, he tweeted: “My knee operation was a success. Now it is time to rest and recover @ NUFC.”
The club have confirmed Lejeune’s operation had been conducted without a hitch – and wished the defender a speedy recovery.
They are also stressing United are “not putting a timescale on his return to action at the moment.”
Boss Rafa Benitez said: “I was speaking with Florian before and after his operation.
“The doctor says it has gone well and he seems to be in good spirits. I join everybodyn wishing him a speedy recovery.” RAFA Benitez was understood to be deeply disappointed today with Newcastle United’s poor end to the transfer window. The Magpies did manage to bring a back-up defender in Swansea’s Federico Fernandez through the door on deadline day for £6m. However, but, just like 12 months ago, Benitez is unhappy his warnings throughout the last few weeks of the window have not been heeded. In many ways he believes the damage could already be done. Benitez was offered assurances he could sign a centre-back and a left-back earlier this wee but he hit a brick wall on some deals after being told the players he wanted did not fit club criteria.
Whether that is because of wages, age or sell-on value is yet to come to light as United have not disclosed their transfer blueprint in public for some time.
Yet Benitez feels let down on a number of deals this summer after struggling to land a number of targets after financial restrictions were placed in his way.
This resulted in club legend Alan Shearer summing up the situation this week when he said: “Whoever goes in seems to be having exactly the same problem and it is quite