Kevin Mbabu reflects on Newcastle United 'mistakes' as he reveals big regret

The defender, signed as a teenager from Swiss club Servette in 2013, spent four years at St James’s Park.

Mbabu a handful of first-team appearances before joining Young Boys, where he won the Swiss Super League title. Now at Wolfsburg, the 24-year-old has reflected on his time on Tyneside in an interview with Beats & Rhymes FC.

The Switzerland international’s big regret is that he didn’t play more games at St James’s Park.

“I really liked the life in Newcastle, a bit too much temptation sometimes when you’re bored,” said Mbabu.

“That’s what the young players have to be careful with over there, but it’s actually a great city, and a huge, huge fanbase. I would definitely want to come back and visit Newcastle again.

“When I first came to Newcastle, I came to watch a game, and the stadium was as full as always, and there was this amazing atmosphere. I just told myself my goal was to play on this pitch one day. I managed to do it, but not as much as I wanted to.”

Mbabu believes he has now matured on and off the pitch.

“When I came to England, I was a teenager, a kid, and now I’m a man with a lot more maturity,” he said.

“I learned from all the mistakes I made at Newcastle, so now I know what I can do and when, so there’s a lot of things I would do different, and that I’m doing different.”