Leicester City relegated: Former Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles was unable to stop the Foxes from being relegated to League One.

Jamaal Lascelles joined Leicester City from Newcastle United in January - but the move hasn’t gone according to plan.

After 12 years at Newcastle, the defender agreed a short-term deal with the Foxes, who were looking to avoid successive relegations.

Lascelles had found game time hard to come by following an ACL injury in March 2024, which happened to be his last competitive start for Newcastle before leaving to join Leicester.

The 32-year-old was brought in to add experience and quality to the Foxes struggling back line. He has made nine appearances for the Foxes since his arrival, starting each of the last six matches.

But Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at home to Hull City ultimately confirmed Leicester’s relegation to League One. It follows the club’s relegation from the Premier League to the Championship last season and comes a decade after they won the top-flight title.

Jamaal Lascelles confronts angry Leicester fans after relegation

Following confirmation of Leicester’s relegation, angry supporters gathered outside the King Power Stadium to make their feelings clear.

And Lascelles appeared to be the only Leicester player to confront the supporters and face their criticism head-on.

“You’re the only one here, where are the rest of them?” Shouted one supporter at Lascelles in an expletive-laden video clip that surfaced on social media.

But tempers flared among the fans when Lascelles claimed the players were: “Trying their best.”

The former Newcastle captain remained calm and apologetic throughout the 24 second video clip. Lascelles’s conduct standing up to supporters, would come as no surprise to Newcastle fans familiar with his leadership and bravery.

The year Leicester won the Premier League title was the same year Lascelles was made Newcastle captain at 22-years-old after standing up for the club and calling out players during the club’s relegation to the Championship.

Even earlier this season, The Shields Gazette asked every Newcastle player for a ‘word for the fans’ after the 3-1 defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium and Lascelles was one of only two players to stop despite not featuring in the game. The other was Kieran Trippier.

Jamaal Lascelles’ future up in the air

NewcastleWorld understands that Lascelles didn’t take a pay cut to join Leicester City and is among the higher-earning players in the Championship, along with several of his teammates.

But he is out of contract at the end of the season and will be free to find a new club in the summer. Whether he signs a new deal with Leicester in League One remains unclear, given the anticipated interest in a player who has played 177 times in the Premier League as well as in the Champions League for Newcastle, where he remains a highly respected figure.

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