A lot of Newcastle United fans have reacted to Nabil Bentaleb’s first tweet since he made his move to Tyneside.
The tweet was captioned with “back to the roots” and showed a video of the Algerian international walking with Henri Saivet and then passing the ball with some of his teammates.
Should Newcastle start Bentaleb?
Yes, nice game to start him in
No, save him for Norwich
The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, who is valued at £4.5m by Transfermarkt, has joined Steve Bruce’s side on a loan till the end of the season with an option to buy and these Toon fans are excited to see the new man.
Back to the roots
?@NUFC? pic.twitter.com/p8dax42Bdd— Nabil Bentaleb (@nabilbentaleb42) January 23, 2020
Welcome! Hopefully see you on Saturday and good luck for the rest of the season. ????
— James Scurfield (@JamesScurf) January 23, 2020
Welcome. Looking forward to seeing you play on Saturday. ????
— ohio toon (@OhioToon) January 23, 2020
Looking forward to seeing this kid play this weekend.
— toonutter (@Toon871) January 23, 2020
Love you already boss
— Tom Allen #DDL (@OldTomAllen2002) January 23, 2020
Welcome to the toon mate, wishing you every success???
— Scott Smith (@ScottyDog4410) January 23, 2020
love you king ?
— max (shxlvey suspended) (@shxlvey_) January 23, 2020
Good luck Nabil ?????????
— bigrobnufc (@bigrobnufc) January 23, 2020
What do we think?
Bentaleb made 97 appearances for FC Schalke and scored 19 goals and also provided nine assists he has a great engine on him and loves the physical side of the game.
Defensively he averaged 1.3 tackles and 1.4 interceptions per game last season.
The 25-year-old is available for the Toon’s FA Cup match with Oxford United, and he should provide Bruce with some competition in the central midfield area.
Newcastle’s signing of Bentaleb was a surprising one, but he could prove to be a clever addition.