Newcastle tipped to consider Jonathan David

A declare has emerged on Newcastle United and who they may try and signal in the summertime switch window…

What’s the speak?

Journalist Dean Jones has urged that the Magpies might probably transfer for Lille centre-forward Jonathan David, or the same participant, in the event that they miss out on different targets.

He instructed GIVEMESPORT: “I do marvel if they could go for Jonathan David or any person like that if these ones don’t work out.

“I believe he’ll most likely be a bit dearer, however there’s clearly a mould that they’re making an attempt to slot in inside Newcastle, but in addition they don’t wish to spend that a lot cash in the event that they do find yourself forking out.”

It has been reported that the Ligue 1 membership worth him at round €50m (£42m) and he was linked with a transfer to Newcastle earlier this yr.

Callum Wilson various

By snapping up a deal to signal the Canada worldwide this summer time, Newcastle might lastly discover the choice to Callum Wilson that they’ve been crying out for.

The English striker has confirmed that he has the standard to be a daily goalscorer when he’s on the pitch, however his harm points are an enormous trigger for concern.

Since arriving at Newcastle in 2020, he has scored 21 targets and offered five assists in 41 Premier League begins for the Magpies. Nonetheless, he has additionally missed 35 matches in all competitions in that point by six knocks.

This means that he’s not a striker Eddie Howe can depend on over the course of a complete marketing campaign and the membership tried to repair that drawback by signing Chris Wooden in January.

That transfer is but to indicate any signal of understanding as he has scored two targets – one from open play – in 19 Premier League matches to this point.

In Jonathan David, Newcastle might discover a striker able to pushing Wilson for his place and having the standard to be an satisfactory various to the Englishman if he suffers any accidents.

He was as soon as dubbed “fearless” by his nationwide workforce coach John Herdman and journalist Musa Okwonga beforehand referred to as him an “emerging superstar“, together with his statistics backing up that declare.

In Ligue 1 final season, the 22-year-old managed 15 targets in 32 begins for Lille as he confirmed that he has the flexibility to seek out the again of the web regularly on the high stage, after scoring 13 targets in 29 begins in 2020/21. He has additionally began the present marketing campaign on hearth with two targets and two assists in two appearances within the French top-flight.

The membership’s earlier curiosity in him means that they really feel he would go well with Howe’s model of play and his statistics in France make him look, on paper, to be a dream goal to usher in as an alternative choice to Wilson.

He’s additionally eight years youthful than Wooden and has the potential to convey much more targets to the workforce, given their respective goalscoring returns, which is why the membership ought to now look to the younger expertise this month.