Overview
- Will Osula’s two goals in Newcastle’s 3-1 win over West Ham at St James’ Park on Sunday extended a late-season surge that several outlets put at six goals across his last six to eight league games.
- The 22-year-old celebrated one strike by pulling on a white glove and mimicking Michael Jackson’s moves, a routine that Roy Keane said belonged in a nightclub rather than on the pitch during Sky Sports’ half-time show.
- Eddie Howe praised the forward’s work rate and finishing after the game and said Osula has probably put himself in a good position to be considered Newcastle’s first-choice No 9 next season.
- Reports link Everton, Aston Villa and Bundesliga clubs with interest, with previous coverage citing potential bids around £40m and a newer report suggesting Newcastle’s valuation has moved toward £60m, while Arsenal are said to be monitoring the situation.
- Club watchers frame the choice as a summer conundrum given an ownership review that signaled revenue-conscious planning, with added context that a January switch to Eintracht Frankfurt was pulled late and Alan Shearer still urges Newcastle to buy a striker.