It’s all going off at Newcastle United. It seems as though nearly every player has been linked with a transfer out of the club.
Ever since news broke that Newcastle United might need to sell a key player to compile with Financial Fair Play rules, it has started a train of many first-team players, from Kieran Trippier and now Callum Wilson, being linked to moves elsewhere.
Sources told HITC Football that the Magpies have rebuffed an approach from Atletico Madrid to sign striker Callum Wilson.
The 31-year-old is returning from injury and he will be hoping to be fit for Newcastle’s away clash at Aston Villa on January 30.
When Ally McCoist was told about the interest in Callum Wilson, he expressed his surprise by stating ‘that’s news to me’, as he told talkSPORT (22/01/24 at 7:45 am).
You would think that Eddie Howe, amid his team’s struggles this season and injury issues, wouldn’t even consider anything coming their way regarding Callum Wilson, but there is no smoke without fire.
Callum Wilson’s Newcastle future
“You mentioned interest in Callum Wilson,” said McCoist. “I am not letting you away with that. But that’s news to me.”
Callum Wilson’s importance to Newcastle
It has been another stop-start season for Wilson at Newcastle this season, with only 14 Premier League games played and seven of them only being starts.
Despite that, he has still managed to score a healthy seven goals, after netting 18 during the previous campaign.
There’s no doubting Wilson’s importance to the team. He was a key reason why the team secured Champions League football last term.
But the powers that be have a big call to make because, come the summer, he will have 12 months remaining on his contract, at the age of 31 and injury-prone.
So, you would suspect that this is the time to either hand him a new deal or bring in a transfer fee for him.
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