Newcastle be a part of the race to signal “phenomenal” £30m star who simply reached main milestone

Newcastle United want to enhance their assault, with Yoane Wissa and Matias Fernandez-Pardo falling in need of expectations up to now this season.

Fernandez-Pardo’s summer season transfer to St. James’ Park hasn’t precisely seemed like nice enterprise up thus far, with the Belgian failing to attain in his opening seven matches throughout all competitions.

As such, fellow striker Wissa has been out and in of the beginning XI, however the DR Congo worldwide has already missed 5 massive possibilities within the Premier League, which is the joint-eighth highest variety of any participant within the division.

In reality, the 30-year-old has largely struggled since arriving from Brentford in the summertime of 2025, scoring simply 4 objectives in 41 matches, though Alan Shearer believes he has been displaying indicators of enchancment.

Talking again in October, Shearer stated: “Typically, Yoane Wissa’s performances have been good. You have seen a distinct Wissa to what we noticed final season. We did not see sufficient of him final season due to accidents, however I feel in the principle, he is given Newcastle just a little bit extra, however he does want to attain extra objectives.

“I do know he is at instances performed as a ten and I can not fault his work price in any respect. His work price has been wonderful, however he does want so as to add objectives to his sport too.”

Nevertheless, with the Magpies successful simply one in all their final 5 Premier League matches, endurance is seemingly carrying skinny, and an in-form striker has now been recognized as a goal.

Newcastle enter race to signal Will Lankshear

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Will Lankshear has been attracting consideration, in mild of his performances for Middlesbrough within the Championship this season, and Newcastle have now entered the race for his signature, based on a report from Soccer Insider.

Lankshear joined Boro from Tottenham for £10m again in the summertime, however his price ticket has already tripled to £30m this season, having scored 15 objectives in all competitions, and he stays the highest scorer within the Championship.

In actual fact, the 21-year-old has reached a significant milestone this season, as he has already had his finest season in entrance of objective so far, together with his earlier highest whole approaching mortgage at Oxford United final time period, throughout which period he was on the scoresheet 12 instances.

Striker coach Scott Chickelday has given a glowing evaluate of the previous Tottenham man too, saying: “It’s his ruthlessness in entrance of objective and his consistency in hitting the goal. His shots-on-target ratio is phenomenal. In our periods, he not often misses the goal in any respect. I’m not saying that he’s scoring with each single shot however he does work the goalkeeper.”

That stated, the Englishman is but to show himself above the Championship, and Boro are reluctant to sanction a January transfer, so Newcastle could also be higher off ready till the tip of the season earlier than pursuing a transfer.