Having agreed departures for Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson to ease PSR concerns, Newcastle United could be closing on a third sale.
In the past few days, Newcastle’s decision-makers haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory whilst frantically attempting to adhere to June’s PSR deadline.
Minteh will reportedly leave the club for Brighton & Hove Albion, having never played a competitive minute for Newcastle.
The 19-year-old winger is expected to leave the club on Sunday after enjoying a strong season on loan at Feyenoord.
And then once Minteh departs, Newcastle will likely seek a new winger themselves, explaining the PSR mess they find themselves in.
Of course, it was widely-reported that Minteh’s departure wouldn’t be enough for Newcastle to avoid a three-year rolling deficit, explaining why Elliot Anderson is said to be Nottingham Forest bound.
Newcastle will recoup an impressive sum of £35m for the 21-year-old according to reports, even if a firesale of the club’s strong young players still feels very regrettable.
Newcastle in talks with Saudi Pro League club to sell Callum Wilson this summer
That being said, The Chronicle are now reporting that departures may not end there in the near future, and Callum Wilson could depart too.
Wilson, who cost Newcastle £20m in 2020, played for Eddie Howe on 26 occasions last season, scoring 10 goals amid a few different injuries.
And in a summer in which Newcastle remain interested in Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 32-year-old Wilson could depart.
According to the report mentioned, Newcastle are in talks with a Saudi Pro League club to sell Wilson, if the personal terms can be agreed.
And although Howe would be losing a lot of goals if Wilson left, his injury-record has become somewhat unsustainable, especially given he’s often joined in the treatment room by Alexander Isak.
Replacing Wilson with a striker with a better availability record seems like a sensible move for Newcastle, even if they will miss the England international’s finishing.
As mentioned, Calvert-Lewin could still be an option despite talks breaking down between the two clubs recently.
But given the £37m-rated front man has also had his fair share of injury issues over the years, perhaps Howe’s recruitment team may look elsewhere.