NEWCASTLE captain Jamaal Lascelles was beaten up in a mass brawl on a night out – after thugs “threatened to shoot” him.
It is claimed the gang of men also targeted his brother and left their pal “unconscious” as they left Chinawhite club in Newcastle.
The SunOne of Lascelles’s group was on the ground and got kicked in the face which knocked him ‘out cold’, an eyewitness said[/caption]
The SunLascelles – wearing a green gilet – is said to have suffered damage to his ear in the scuffle[/caption]
The SunThe Newcastle captain appears to throw a punch in the bust up on August 19[/caption]
Onlookers say all hell broke loose when a man elbowed Lascelles’s 19-year-old brother in the throat.
The “unprovoked attack” saw Lascelles, 29, shove the man away before a fight erupted.
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Shocking footage shows a “vodka bottle” hurled at the skipper’s head before missing and smashing in the street.
A group of six to eight men then reportedly attacked the centre-back before he was “punched from all angles”, MailOnline reports.
One of the footballer’s group had to be “resuscitated” after being left “unconscious for ten minutes”, a witness claimed.
Lascelles – wearing a green gilet – is said to have suffered damage to his ear in the scuffle but threw a punch himself.
A source told The Times: “There was blood coming out of his brother’s mouth.
“One of Lascelles’ group was on the ground and then got kicked in the face and was knocked out cold… for more than ten minutes.
“He was being resuscitated when the police arrived.”
Officers from Northumbria Police charged to the scene on Falconar’s Court following the August 19 brawl.
No arrests have been made.
Just hours before the bust up, Lascelles was an unused sub in his team’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.
The team had been given two days off by Eddie Howe following the match.
The centre-back joined Newcastle from Nottingham Forest in 2014, he has been linked with a move to Turkish side Beşiktaş.
The Sun has approached Northumbria Police and Newcastle United for comment.
Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles was beaten up in a mass brawl on a night out – after thugs ‘threatened to shoot’ himRex
Just hours before the bust up, Lascelles was an unused sub in his team’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on August 19Getty