Newcastle United player opens up about training ground 'fall outs'

Jonjo Shelvey says he’s a changed man at Newcastle United.

Shelvey joined the club from Swansea City in January 2016, and the midfielder recently signed a new deal keeping him at St James’s Park until 2023.

The 28-year-old has admitted to “falling out” with his team-mates at the Liberty Stadium in an interview with Sky Sports.

"I think I'm a lot more laid back," said Shelvey. "People I played with at Swansea will tell you that I wasn't laid back when I was there. I just wanted to win so much on the training pitch that I'd end up falling out with people.

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"I'd say nasty comments and stuff like that, whereas now I'm just enjoying football. I'm going out there and I'm playing with a smile on my face. I think that's the one thing that has changed massively with me. I’ve sort of taken a step back and started to enjoy it all a lot more."

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