Newcastle ready to launch bid for £40m “monster” who plays like Toney.
Change is afoot at St. James’ Park. Co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi have sold their shares in Newcastle United and will leave after playing instrumental parts in the PIF-backed takeover in 2021.
Paul Mitchell has also been confirmed as United’s new sporting director after the protracted Dan Ashworth saga drew to a close at the start of the month. Last month’s PSR concerns have been combatted shrewdly with sales that have swerved the gnawing sense that one of the club’s top talents needed to be sacrificed, instead, such linchpins stay put.
Eddie Howe is now focused on strengthening his squad, tweaking and tinkering to chart a course back into the Champions League. The 2023/24 campaign was ruined by injuries but now the Magpies can start afresh, and while a spread of positions require attention, sights have been fixed on a Premier League forward… again.
Newcastle lining up new striker
As per Football Insider, Newcastle are prepared to return with a fresh bid to sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had been nearing a move to Tyneside one month ago.
Yankuba Minteh heading toward Goodison was a crucial part of the negotiations but Brighton & Hove Albion prevailed in that race, though Callum Wilson’s possible departure could see space freed up for the rangy striker’s signing.
Indeed, Newcastle are pushing to sell Wilson for £10-15m, and should interested suitors West Ham United step up their interest, cogs could fall into place nicely.
What Dominic Calvert-Lewin would bring to Newcastle
Calvert-Lewin has been one of the Premier League’s most prominent centre-forwards for several years now, an excellent striker with aerially dominant properties that would make him the perfect foil for the dynamic skills of Alexander Isak.
Beleaguered by injuries over the past few years, Calvert-Lewin found his feet toward the end of the 2023/24 campaign, scoring four goals and adding an assist across his past seven appearances, with his revived physicality, if sustained, capable of leading him to a future laden with goals.
Hailed as a “high-level striker” by former boss Frank Lampard, the 27-year-old ranks among the top 6% of centre-forwards across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for aerial duels won and clearances made per 90, as per FBref, something that would allow him to serve as a focal point, with Anthony Gordon and the like bouncing off his presence.
