Newcastle want £30m attacker to stay
Will Osula’s Newcastle Rise Gives Eddie Howe a Timely Transfer AnswerCredit to Shields Gazette for the original reporting on Eddie Howe’s latest comments around Will Osula, whose Newcastle United ...
Newcastle want £30m attacker to stay Will Osula’s Newcastle Rise Gives Eddie Howe a Timely Transfer Answer Credit to Shields Gazette for the original reporting on Eddie Howe’s latest comments around Will Osula, whose Newcastle United future suddenly feels much clearer than it did last summer. Osula Takes His Chance Football has a habit of turning uncertainty into opportunity. Twelve months ago, Will Osula looked like a player Newcastle United might cash in on.
Signed from Sheffield United for £15million, then close to a £30million move to Eintracht Frankfurt, his time at St James’ Park appeared to be drifting towards a quick profit rather than a long term plan. Now, after scoring in Newcastle’s 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, the 22 year old looks less like a squad gamble and more like a developing Premier League forward. Four goals in six league games has changed the tone around him.
More importantly, it has changed the way Eddie Howe speaks about him. “I think he’s maturing nicely,” Howe said on Osula. “I think it’s difficult to come in and a lot of pressure, a lot of other players waiting for an opportunity, so he knows he has to perform.
“He took his goal really well against Crystal Palace, followed that up well against Bournemouth. And then today, he’d probably back himself to school there, but he’s still got to be in the right position. “But more than that, I thought for 60 minutes, his running ability, his power, his pace caused him real problems.
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