Newcastle are considering cashing in on striker Callum Wilson this summer, The Pitch Prospect has learned.
Both West Ham and clubs from Saudi Arabia are interested in Wilson.
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The experienced striker is out of contract at the end of next season and a sale now would help the Newcastle manager comply with his profit and sustainability rules. [PSR] problems.
The 32-year-old joined the Magpies from Bournemouth in 2020 and scored 48 goals in 108 games for them.
They paid around £20 million for him and this could be the striker’s last chance to get some money back.
Wilson may have limited opportunities to play in the first team next season should Eddie Howe get those players on his transfer wishlist.
The Pitch Prospect reported in May that Newcastle had renewed their long-term interest in Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Calvert-Lewin is in the final year of his contract with Everton and Newcastle believe he could be available for a small transfer fee.
It should be a busy summer for Howe, as the team is also after Wolves defender Max Kilman.
They have already rejected an offer for Elliot Anderson plus cash for the central defender.
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Meanwhile, the Magpies could be close to selling 19-year-old Gambian winger Yankuba Minteh.
Everton are currently in talks to sign the striker, who impressed on loan at Arne Slot’s Feyenoord last season, but he is on the radar of several European and Premier League sides.