Attitude and character
Over the last few seasons the defender has been used to battling against the odds, taking unfashionable sides into battle against big names at big spending clubs.
Newcastle certainly aspire to being much bigger than Eibar but right now Rafa would jump at a tenth placed finish- the position that Lejeune took took his current club to.
Whatever the occasion and circumstances the Frenchman won’t be fazed after facing up to Barcelona and Real Madrid over the last 12 months.
