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One of the most difficult tasks for Newcastle this summer is to recruit a striker. They will only have to do this if Callum Wilson goes. If we had European football, you wouldn’t be able to rely on our current pair, but they should be able to get through a domestic season without both being out at the same time.
If Wilson does go, they will be looking to sign a striker who would join with the knowledge that they would be Alexander Isak’s back up. The club probably wouldn’t want to commit more than £25m for this, unless the forward signed could also play on the wing. That really does limit the potential options.
With that in mind, it is easy to see why the club may choose to keep Wilson. If they do make that choice, they may sign a teenage striker to be the third choice, but we won’t cover these options today.
Below, we identify four possible striker targets.
Tammy Abraham – Roma
This writer believes Tammy Abraham could be the perfect solution for us this summer. It would be a case of buying the dip, after the England international recovered from a serious injury and played little for Roma.
However, the club have shown in the past that they are happy to go for this profile of player – Tino Livramento. Abraham would be a perfect signing for us, as he has a high ceiling and has a proven record of scoring goals in English football.
During his two years in Chelsea’s team, he scored 21 goals at a rate of one every 155.1 minutes. That is an impressive record and it was somewhat surprising at how quickly they showed him the door. Abraham then followed that up with 17 goals in his first season in Serie A.
There are a lot of similarities between Wilson and Abraham, in that they are both mainly penalty box strikers. Abraham has a little more to his game and has more natural pace, which helps him get in behind defences. If he is available for the rumoured £15-25m, it would be a shrewd pick up.
Evanilson – Porto
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Author : Jake Jackman
Publish date : 2024-06-15 07:01:14
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