Overview
- Football Insider reports the 22-year-old wants to stay at St James' Park and win a regular starting role after breaking into the team.
- Osula has three goals in his last five outings under Eddie Howe, which has lifted him above Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa in the striking pecking order.
- The Daily Mail, relayed by Yahoo Sports, says Newcastle staff prefer to keep him and fear that even a fee above £40 million would be difficult to reinvest without weakening the squad.
- Interest has grown across England and Europe, with Aston Villa, Everton, Crystal Palace, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich named, and Newcastle previously blocked a near-£30 million move to Eintracht Frankfurt last summer.
- Reports add that Newcastle still plan to recruit a striker, Woltemade may push to leave and Wissa’s future is unclear, while Osula has three years left on his deal that the club could improve to match outside offers.