Callum Wilson has completed his move to Newcastle from Bournemouth after signing a four-year deal. The England international has joined the club for an undisclosed fee which is understood to be in the region of £20m.
A club statement said: “Newcastle United are delighted to announce the signing of striker Callum Wilson from AFC Bournemouth. The 28-year-old joins the Magpies for an undisclosed fee and has signed a contract that will keep him at St James’ Park until summer 2024.”
Wilson, who was also wanted by Aston Villa, is relishing the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of some of the cub’s biggest names. He said: “From the minute I knew that Newcastle were interested, it was definitely something that appealed to me. It’s a massive club with great history. Along the years, they’ve had great strikers so if I can emulate half of what they’ve done, I’d like to attempt that.”
Newcastle’s manager, Steve Bruce, was delighted to get his man with the start of the new season only five days away.
He said: “Callum is somebody I’ve admired for a long time and I’m delighted to get him. He has done fantastically well at Bournemouth and was deservedly playing centre forward for England less than two years ago. The club has worked ever so hard to get Callum here and we have beaten off competition from a number of clubs.”
Newcastle are also set to reinforce their defence after the club had a £13.5m bid for the Norwich defender Jamal Lewis accepted. The left-back was the subject of a failed £10m offer from Liverpool in August, with the champions instead turning to Olympiakos’s Kostas Tsimikas.
Newcastle are also believed to be closing on a deal to sign Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, who is a free agent after leaving Bournemouth in the summer. The Magpies, who made midfielder Jeff Hendrick their first signing of the summer, are also keen to sign the Arsenal centre-back Rob Holding on a season’s loan.
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