Newcastle defender Florian Lejeune is edging closer to a return to first team action after recovering from a long term knee injury.
The Frenchman suffered the injury in pre-season training and is yet to feature for the Magpies this season having undergone rehabilitation for the injury, however he may not be too far away from a return to the first team.
Quoted by the Newcastle Chronicle after his pre-match press conference this week, Benitez revealed that the Frenchman has begun training with the first team once again, saying: "Florain Lejeune is getting closer and took part in the warm up with the team.