Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has agreed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League membership.
The 31-year-old, who has been the Magpies’ high scorer for the previous three seasons, is now dedicated to the Magpies till 2025.
The England worldwide has scored 40 objectives in 79 league video games since arriving from Bournemouth in 2020.
That locations him fifth on the membership’s document Premier League goalscorers chart and with simply eight extra he would transfer up into second, behind solely Alan Shearer.
Wilson instructed the membership’s web site: “I’m delighted to extend my time here.
“It’s a fantastic football club, I’ve been welcomed ever since I came through the door and now the club’s going in a fantastic direction and on a journey so it’s nice to commit my future to being a part of that.
“We’ve got some great things to look forward to and I think being around here, the city, fanbase, is what players dream of so I can’t wait to be around for the next few years.
“When I first joined the club, I had ambitions to come back to the Premier League having been relegated with Bournemouth and over the first few interviews I mentioned Europe and I mentioned getting to 100 Premier League goals.
“They were ambitions of mine and they still are. I’m close to get into the ‘100 club’ and also becoming the second all-time Premier League scorer for Newcastle would be an amazing achievement, having looked up to Shearer for many years.
“There’s so many fantastic names that have been before me at Newcastle – goalscorers who have worn the number nine – and it’d be nice to join them in the record books during my time here.”
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Wilson’s contributions helped Newcastle end fourth within the Premier League and attain the Carabao Cup remaining final season.
The striker has made 4 appearances from the bench for the Magpies this season, together with scoring a comfort within the 3-1 defeat to Brighton earlier than the worldwide break.
Manager Eddie Howe, who beforehand labored with Wilson at Bournemouth, praised the striker’s ethic and performances for the crew.
“Callum’s been really good around the group, he’s been very professional and really supportive of his team-mates,” Howe instructed a press convention.
“Underneath that I know he’s been eager to play and eager to play not necessarily for himself, but for the team, he wants the team to do well.
“He’s obviously got his own individual motivations, but you saw when he came on against Brighton he came on in a really good place, scored a really good goal for us and he’s right in the frame.”
