{"id":564988,"date":"2020-09-07T07:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=564988"},"modified":"2020-09-07T07:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:17:11","slug":"newcastle-complete-deals-for-wilson-and-fraser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/07\/newcastle-complete-deals-for-wilson-and-fraser\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United Complete Signing of Callum Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In what was meant to be a summer of turmoil following the fallout of takeover failure, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> have just completed the signing of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c596fcb0\/Callum-Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Wilson<\/a>\u00a0 for a fee of around \u00a320 million. He has signed a four year deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The forward adds an undoubted creative spark to a previously unimaginative Newcastle frontline. In particular, he should add the much-needed goalscoring touch in which <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c17bfb65\/Joelinton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joelinton<\/a> failed to provide last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wilson could yet link up with former Bournemouth teammate Ryan Fraser as he also <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/02\/newcastle-hold-talks-with-ryan-fraser\/\" target=\"_self\">reportedly<\/a> nears a move.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Callum Wilson Completes Newcastle Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a> are delighted to announce the signing of Callum Wilson from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afcbournemouth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@afcbournemouth<\/a> on a four-year deal!<\/p>\n<p>Welcome, Callum! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFC\/status\/1302925590878715905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Further Progression Under Steve Bruce?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When Steve Bruce first came through the doors of St James&#8217; Park, he was met with several critiques who questioned his ability to guide Newcastle away from relegation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A year later, however, and Newcastle have comfore Btably survived one season of his reign, and are heading into the second season with the addition of attacking talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With a proven goalscorer in Wilson, Newcastle&#8217;s troubles in front of goal should be no more. They no longer have to worry about scraping results as a result of defensive desperation. Against the lesser teams, the former Bournemouth forward&#8217;s quality should stand out and make the difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wilson should prove to be a smart acquisition as Newcastle look to push further up the table and potentially into the top half.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Was Said?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After putting pen to paper on the move, Wilson stated: &#8220;From the minute I knew that Newcastle were interested, it was definitely something that appealed to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a massive club with great history. Along the years, they&#8217;ve had great strikers so if I can emulate half of what they&#8217;ve done, I&#8217;d like to attempt that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe in my ability as a player. As a striker I think it&#8217;s important to set yourself goals long term and short term, and I&#8217;m hoping to achieve them.<\/p>\n<p>His new manager, Steve Bruce, then went onto say:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Callum is somebody I\u2019ve admired for a long time and I\u2019m delighted to get him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has done fantastically well at Bournemouth and was deservedly playing centre forward for England less than two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club has worked ever so hard to get Callum here and we have beaten off competition from a number of clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m grateful the club has made it happen. 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He has signed a four year deal. The forward adds an undoubted creative spark to a previously unimaginative Newcastle frontline. 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