Not just Alexander Isak & Yoane Wissa - Newcastle United deadline day bombshell as third striker deal close
Newcastle United are set to agree transfers for three strikers - one in and two out - on transfer deadline day.
Newcastle United are set to sanction the departure of another senior striker before this evening’s 7pm transfer deadline.
Alexander Isak is currently on Merseyside undergoing his medical ahead of completing his £130million British record transfer to Premier League champions Liverpool.
That has seen the Magpies press ahead with a £55m deal to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford. He is also undergoing his medical after arriving at the training ground this morning.
Wissa joins alongside club-record signing Nick Woltemade to compensate for the loss of Isak, who scored 62 goals in 109 appearances after joining from Real Sociedad in August 2022.
Will Osula on the verge of joining Eintracht Frankfurt - blow for Aston Villa
But Newcastle aren’t finished when it comes to addressing the striker department, with 22-year-old Will Osula set to leave on a permanent basis in the coming hours.
As per the Mail Online, Osula is on the verge of completing a £30m move to Eintracht Frankfurt, which includes the option of a buy-back clause.
Aston Villa had also agreed a fee for Osula but a move hasn’t progressed due to complications with UEFA spending rules.
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe hinted at Will Osula exit
It comes after Newcastle boss Eddie Howe hinted at Osula’s exit on Friday.
Osula joined from Sheffield United for £15million last summer and hadn’t made a Premier League start for Newcastle until the goalless draw at Leeds United on Saturday evening.
The Magpies were without an experienced striker with Isak on strike, emergency back-up Anthony Gordon suspended and Woltemade,
The striker situation has meant Osula has begun the new campaign near the top of the pecking order but now looks set to fall back down it as United turn to the transfer market.
Having just turned 22, Howe recognises that Osula needs regular game time to help continue his development.
“I think anything is possible for Will,” Howe said on Friday. “I wouldn't want to put any kind of restriction on how he's viewed. We will view him and judge him every day like we do.
“He's made great strides, I think, in a year. Sometimes you can forget when you're watching someone every day and you're so sort of ingrained in their development, you can forget to see the giant leap that he's made. So I think his game is in a much better place.
“I still think there's more growth to come naturally for someone so young, but he's got ability and he's got a talent and he does score goals.
“He scores goals regularly in training. He's quick and he's strong, so he's got all the attributes. There will be a time when he has to play regularly to go the next step and he's probably in that moment now.”
With the chances of playing regularly on Tyneside slim, Howe didn’t rule out a potential departure.
Asked if he would consider an exit for Osula should another striker like Wissa arrives, Howe said: “I think that's all for another day. Regular football will be something he needs for his own career at some stage. But whether that's now or in the future, who knows?”