Newcastle in talks to sell £25k-p/w star who Howe called the “complete package”
Newcastle United have now entered talks to offload a player who Eddie Howe praised earlier this season, with a string of transfer activity expected in Januaru.
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Former Newcastle man Chris Waddle believes Howe needs much greater squad depth, if the manager is going to be competitive in all competitions, saying: “He probably needs another six or seven top-quality players, and that’s not easy. It takes time and it takes money. Until that happens, Newcastle will continue to find it difficult to compete consistently on all fronts.”
So far this season, the Magpies have struggled to get into a rhythm, currently sitting 11th in the Premier League table, having dropped points against Chelsea, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur in December.
The fixtures are now starting to come thick and fast, with 11 more games penciled in before the end of January, so Howe will certainly need to rotate, but it has now been revealed that a forward could be offloaded in the January transfer window…
Indeed, according to an update from Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg on X, Newcastle are now in negotiations to sell William Osula to Eintracht Frankfurt, with the striker potentially set to join on loan initially, with the deal including a purchase to option.
Osula is keen on a move to the German club, and he is waiting for an agreement to be struck, which suggests there may be a decent chance the deal goes through.
That is despite the fact Howe lauded the forward earlier this season, describing him as the “complete package”.
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In some ways, it would be a shame to lose the Dane, given that Howe clearly rates him highly, and he has impressed at times this season, scoring against Liverpool, while also finding the back of the net against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League.
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PIF have already had past contact over the forward.
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However, the centre-forward has otherwise been unable to make much of an impact, with his only other goals coming against Bradford City in the EFL Cup, having found it difficult to displace Nick Woltemade in the starting XI.
Not only has the 22-year-old been unable to get the nod over Woltemade, but he may find game time even more difficult to come by going forward, given that summer signing Yoane Wissa has now returned from a long injury lay-off.
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Consequently, while Newcastle will need strength in depth heading into a busy period, they can probably afford to offload the £25k-a-week striker in January, and a move to Frankfurt could be the best outcome for all parties.