Eddie Howe informed to signal ‘good Newcastle striker’ amid Nick Woltemade doubts
Victor Osimhen would immediately resolve Newcastle’s attacking dilemma.
That’s the view of talkSPORT’s Jack Cunningham who views the Galatasaray striker as the right match for Eddie Howe’s excessive press.
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The Nigerian has been perennially linked with a transfer to the Premier League since firing Napoli to Serie A glory in 2023.
Osimhen left Naples below a cloud 12 months later and regardless of issuing a ‘come get me’ plea to Premier League suitors, the striker wound up at Turkish giants Galatasaray.
A profitable mortgage spell on the Istanbul membership was a everlasting deal final summer time and regardless of the star feeling at house in his new environment, rumblings proceed over a mega-money Premier League swap.
Less than scratch
The Magpies have to date been left short-changed by their summer time switch enterprise.
Big funding went into the signings of Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade who had been introduced in to fill the void of Alexander Isak.
The duo have mustered up simply 13 targets between them to date this season in all competitions and in current weeks, Howe has opted to start out winger Anthony Gordon up high, leaving them each on the bench.
Wissa has but to impress in a black and white shirt regardless of posting a 19-goal season for Brentford final time period.
Woltemade, who provides versatility throughout the frontline, has proven glimpses of promise however is but to search out his place in Howe’s system.
Within the newest episode of talkSPORT’s Contained in the Toon present, Cunningham proposed the concept of a blockbuster summer time swoop for Osimhen with Woltemade taking on a deeper position.
“If we’re going for this urgent type once more, then I believe you exit and also you get a brand new striker in the summertime,” Cunningham stated.
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“The striker who I’m desirous about who has made extra presses than anybody else is Victor Osimhen.
“Osimhen presses folks greater than some other striker. In opposition to Juventus, he created three targets from urgent out the sector.
“He’s 27, he acquired 76 targets in 133 video games for Napoli. He’s acquired 52 targets for Galatasaray.
“He’s at all times needed to play within the Premier League.
“He could be that one signing the place different folks would sit up and go, ‘wow.’”
Well worth the funding
Whereas the concept of Osimhen working out at St James’ Park is probably going one to whet the urge for food of the Toon Military, it could additionally possible present an enormous dent within the membership’s funds.
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Osimhen’s wage calls for of the previous are believed to have deterred some golf equipment from making a transfer for him, nonetheless Cunningham believes the funding could be price it in the long term.
“I’m assuming Newcastle must smash the wage construction however I believe for a participant like that and should you’re going to play urgent soccer – I believe he averages 18 presses per recreation – then why on earth would not you break the financial institution for him,” he added.
“Get him in, make an announcement. Give Eddie Howe that dream striker and then you definitely put Woltemade in behind. I believe you’ll be taking a look at one thing fairly particular there.”
Requested if shopping for a striker must be a precedence once more for the Magpies this summer time, Cunningham stated: “If we’re going to play Woltemade as a No.10 then sure.”
“I can’t consider anybody higher for urgent soccer than Osimhen. The stats present that he’s the most effective at it so get him. He’s a star.”
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