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Newcastle United players have shared a drink with Aston Villa star Jack Grealish.

The Villa youngster scored a crucial goal in the Championship title race as his last minute equaliser helped the Magpies pip Brighton to the top spot on the final day.

Earlier this week Grealish had left a cheeky Instagram message in Isaac Hayden’s picture with the trophy, commenting simply: “Thank me later Isaac.”

And while Hayden wasn’t one of the Toon players there it appears three Newcastle stars have thanked Grealish over a pint.

Ciaran Clark posted the picture on Twitter at around 12:46am this morning, showing himself, Grealish, Grant Hanley, Dwight Gayle and two other men in a club. It’s not known where the picture was taken, but clearly the group are having a good time.

(Image: Ciaran Clark)

Clark and Grealish were of course former team-mates at Aston Villa, from whom Clark joined the Magpies last summer.

Clark’s twitter account has been quite entertaining to watch since Sunday’s dramatic title win, with the Irish centre-back clearly enjoying himself after helping Newcastle to the title.

Some Newcastle fans picked up on the picture on Twitter, with one replying to say: “Buy him a pint from me!”

Another Toon fan joked: “Sign him up Rafa.”

It’s worth noting that the picture does include a shisha pipe, not illegal unless illegal substances are taken from it, however the use of them has proven controversial for other professional footballers such as Jack Wilshire and Patrick van Aanholt.

However, in this picture the pipe is just on the table and there’s nothing to suggest that it is being used. No rubber pipe is connected.

The Newcastle United players are on holiday after a long, hard-fought season. They will return for pre-season training July 3.