Newcastle manager gives a sneak peek into midfield rising stars’ injury comeback!”

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ByThewolf
August 13, 2024

Newcastle United midfielder Jamie Miley has provided an update on his brother Lewis’ injury absence

Lewis Miley suffered a fractured metatarsal while doing some fitness work at the Newcastle training ground during the off-season, ruling him out for 12 weeks. The 18-year-old midfielder has missed all of pre-season and is facing at least another month on the sidelines as he recovers.

In the meantime, his older brother Jamie has been in and around the first-team during pre-season. The 20-year-old has featured heavily in The Magpies’ friendly matches and started the 4-0 win over Girona at St James’ Park on Friday evening.

It comes after the younger Miley brother made 26 first-team appearances for Newcastle last season, becoming the club’s youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer in the process. Meanwhile, Jamie was sidelined nursing a knee injury that kept him out for around five months.

“Obviously I wasn’t playing because I had my knee injury so I was just in the stands watching [Lewis],” Miley added. “Like I said to him and my family, I can’t watch the games with anyone because I used to go watching as a fan but now it’s watching Lewy so it’s brilliant.

“I knew he was very, very good but I think it took us all by surprise just how well he adapted to all of it because he’d just come back from a bad illness where he was out for quite a while. He’s adapted straight away.”

Jamie and Lewis also have another brother, Mason, progressing through Newcastle’s academy and another at Sunderland.

“I’ve got Mason with the Under-16s and Layton at Sunderland as well,” he added. “I don’t know where [the football talent comes from] but it’s great yeah.

“We’re brothers but we’re best mates as well so we’re there to give each other support and tell each other when you need a little kick up the backside.”