Newcastle United: Georginio Wijnaldum debate online has Magpies supporters praising former player

Following a debate online surrounding which Newcastle United player supporters feel the most regret over letting go, a lot of them pointed towards none other than ex-Magpies midfield star Georginio Wijnaldum, with plenty of fans singing his praises on Twitter.

Wijnaldum, who made 40 appearances for the Tyneside club, scoring 11 goals and assisting five others from midfield before they were relegated in 2015/16 (Transfermarkt), moved to Liverpool in that summer for a fee of £25m after Newcastle’s drop to the second tier of English football.

Despite the Dutchman jumping ship, the club seemingly recorded a hefty profit off his departure as well as some pretty great memories courtesy of the player – including a 95th-minute goal to seal an unlikely 2-0 home win against his future club back in December 2015. This season, Wijnaldum has registered an impressive 90.4% pass success rate in the league, far higher than any Newcastle player, as per WhoScored.com.

[freshpress-poll id=”279210″]

With this in mind, along with his undeniable quality, many Magpies supporters have taken to Twitter and stated that they would have him back in a heartbeat. Find all of their best comments down below.

🟣 Gini on a completely different footballing level to the rest

— John Wright (@TheJohnWright) February 12, 2020

100% agree, glad he didn’t make a a fuss out of wanting transfer unlike sissoko…

— Daniel Finn (@DpFinn9) February 12, 2020

I’ll go first with Gini Wijnaldum! Genuinely think he’s probably the best player we’ve had at the club in the last 10 years! Gutted that we went down and lost him, feel like him and Rafa would have been something very special if we’d stayed up.. absolute baller pic.twitter.com/m7VVomJcyz

— Dobby Solano (@DobbySolanoNUFC) February 12, 2020