Pundit suggests ‘world-class strikers’ heading to Newcastle United as new deal agreed
Frank McAvennie has claimed Eddie Howe will ‘have his eye on someone’ to join Newcastle this summer.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-West Ham striker believes the Magpies will have to wait a few years before they can sign ‘top players’.
The club has already confirmed (23 June) the signing of England goalkeeper Nick Pope from Burnley on a four-year contract.
When asked his thoughts on Newcastle’s potential summer targets, McAvennie told Football Insider: “I would think Eddie Howe will have his eye on someone.
“Last season some of the players just weren’t good enough.
“When Eddie Howe walked in they were struggling for relegation and then they finished in the top half of the table. He’s come in and transformed players that you wouldn’t have thought had that potential.
“Every player at Newcastle now knows what’s coming so they’re fighting for their future because if they can get to stay at Newcastle, their future is bright.
“Every year there’s going to be better players coming in. The home-grown players at Newcastle will be motivated by that, seeing how the top players train and how they play.
“Callum Wilson is a great striker, but there will be world-class strikers coming in, better than what’s there. It’s just a matter of time before they do it.
“I would think Eddie Howe will have his eye on someone. Would Callum Wilson score you 25 plus goals a season? I don’t know. Maybe if he’s got better players around him.
“I think signing Kieran Trippier was the catalyst, it shows you what kind of players they’re wanting to bring in.
“So I don’t know about the striker position at the moment.
“I don’t know if any of the top players would want to go there because they’ve all got enough money. They want to play in the Champions League and it might take two or three years before Newcastle are challenging for that.”
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