Overview
- Howe said Osula was close to leaving in the summer as Eintracht Frankfurt pursued a loan-to-buy arrangement that Newcastle’s owners ultimately rejected.
- Reports detailed a structure involving around £4.3m for a loan and a later £30m obligation, with the collapsed talks keeping the striker at St James’ Park.
- Osula has been used mainly off the bench and helped set up Bruno Guimaraes’ 90th-minute winner against Fulham after scoring twice in the previous round against Bradford City.
- The forward has been managing an ankle issue but is under consideration for Wednesday’s League Cup last‑16 tie against Tottenham as Howe pushes for more regular minutes for him.
- Howe said Sven Botman is a doubt after a head cut and confirmed Lewis Hall will not make the cup game, with Tino Livramento tracking toward a return for the Manchester City fixture.