After recovering from injury, Newcastle midfielder Joelinton recently returned to the team to participate in pre-season training. Joelinton said that he was very happy to be able to return to the team and was looking forward to the new season.

In the 2024/25 Premier League, the 28-year-old Joelinton suffered a knee injury in April this year and missed some key games in the final stage, but Eddie Howe's team eventually qualified for the Champions League with a fifth-place finish, and Joelinton scored 4 goals and contributed 3 assists for Newcastle in the Premier League that season.

Joelinton said in an interview, "I feel good now and I have plenty of time to recover. It was really hard to accept at the beginning because I was injured at the end of the season and I was very depressed personally. There were many focus games at that time and I could have fought alongside the team. I am very sad, but I also know clearly that I have to withdraw temporarily because the knee injury prevents me from helping the team in an ideal way. Resting is the best decision. I also have enough time to recover and participate in pre-season training with my teammates."

"My knee is fine now and I feel great physically. Injuries are something that no player wants to encounter, but it is inevitable in football. You can only work hard to recover and now I just hope to stay injury-free in the new season. I am very happy to be back with my teammates and hope to have a good new season. It’s great to see everyone again, whether it’s my teammates, the coaching staff or the physiotherapy team."

Joelinton also said, "We have a great team, it's like a big family here. We are friends with each other, and it's really good to be able to train together again. Everyone will come back one after another, and we will train hard every day to prepare for the opening game of the new Premier League season."

In addition, the 23-year-old striker Elanga joined Newcastle earlier. When talking about his new teammate, Joelinton said, "He is a very outstanding player with many excellent abilities. He is very fast, can score goals and provide assists, and has always been a difficult opponent for us in the past, so I am very happy that he is now one of us. We will do everything we can to let him adapt and integrate as soon as possible, so that he can continue his performance at Nottingham Forest."

"For me, Newcastle is the most important. We will be involved in many games, especially back in the Champions League. There will be many important games in the schedule, and I hope I can do my best to prepare for every game. As for the national team, whether I can be selected depends on my performance in the club."

On the other hand, Newcastle will play Celtic in a friendly before flying to Singapore and South Korea to continue their pre-season tour, where their opponents include Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Joelinton said, "In terms of physical condition, the pre-season is to get back into the rhythm and restore the inertia of training. More importantly, it is to avoid injuries and ensure that we are ready for the first round of Premier League games. Everything we do now is to accumulate confidence and start the new season in good shape."