'Talented' player finds new club - four months after Newcastle United goodbye

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Lucas De Bolle has found a new club - four months after being released by Newcastle United.

De Bolle, who was born in Scotland to a Belgian father and an English mother, had been on the books at Newcastle since 2015 after joining from Wallsend Boys Club, but was let go in the summer.

While the 22-year-old failed to make a competitive first-team appearance, he did appear in a handful of friendlies - his last being the heavy defeat to the A-League All Stars in Australia in May - as well feature on the bench in Premier League and Champions League matches.

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Lucas De Bolle of Newcastle United FC looks dejected after losing the exhibition match between A-League All Stars Men and Newcastle United FC at Marvel Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)Lucas De Bolle of Newcastle United FC looks dejected after losing the exhibition match between A-League All Stars Men and Newcastle United FC at Marvel Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Lucas De Bolle of Newcastle United FC looks dejected after losing the exhibition match between A-League All Stars Men and Newcastle United FC at Marvel Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Following months of attempting to find a new club, De Bolle has linked up with former under-21s boss Elliott Dickman at National League North side South Shields.

Dickman revealed he first held talks with De Bolle in the summer before a push from Newcastle academy director Steve Harper helped get the ball rolling again last month.

The Mariners boss said: “He’s an absolute talent and he’s a player that has a really good football brain. He takes the ball well in difficult areas, he’s elegant in possession, he’s a real thinker and most of all, he wants to keep learning and keep developing his game in the way that he always has done throughout his young career.

“Lucas has a hunger and appetite to perform and improve, he has always done his talking with the ball and I am sure that won’t change.

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“He’s had that disappointment after what has happened with Newcastle when it hasn’t quite worked out but I knew him from my time there so we had a conversation in the summer and just couldn’t get things done.

“Steve Harper has pushed Lucas towards us recently and dropped me a reminder about him, which as a club we obviously really appreciate. I am happy to help him out by bringing and he was more than happy to commit to us and we can already so we will benefit from that.

“I think this is an agreement that works for both of us because we can give him a platform to perform and we have added another talented player to our squad.”

De Bolle’s last senior experience came on loan at Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical. Prior to last season starting, the midfielder saw a surprise move to Dutch giants Feyenoord fall through.

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In a goodbye message to Newcastle, De Bolle wrote: “After nine years my time at Newcastle has come to an end. Since joining the club in 2015 I’ve had so many great memories representing the club. Wanted to thank all the staff, players and fans that have helped and supported me throughout my journey.”

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