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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies confirm Callum Wilson signing with Lee Charnley given credit"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-confirm-callum-wilson-signing/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Bournemouth"
published: "2020-09-07T12:30:35Z"
modified: "2020-09-07T12:30:35Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies confirm Callum Wilson signing with Lee Charnley given credit

**Newcastle United have officially confirmed the signing of Callum Wilson from Championship club Bournemouth.**

According to the official [website](https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-sign-callum-wilson/) of the Tyneside club, the 28-year old has joined up at St. James’ Park for an undisclosed fee and has signed a deal that will keep him in the northeast until the summer of 2024.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Speaking on the capture of Wilson, Steve Bruce has said: “I’m grateful the club has made it happen. Lee Charnley and those behind the scenes deserve a lot of credit.”

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Indeed, the managing director of the Magpies was one of several people apparently instrumental in the signing of Wilson, who was not short of suitors as Dean Smith’s Aston Villa [reportedly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/newcastle-callum-wilson-transfer-latest-villa-bid-rejected/) had a bid of their own rejected for the English international just a few days ago.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Nonetheless, this is a good bit of business from all of the parties involved in the deal. Wilson is somewhat of a goal-machine when glancing upon his statistics from his career thus far.

In 250 games across club level and England’s under-21 and senior teams, the striker has scored a relatively impressive 92 goals, as per [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-wilson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/123682), meaning that he finds the back of the net every two to three matches on average.

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The goal threat that Wilson carries may be vital for the Magpies going into the new season, as Newcastle fans will be hoping that the centre-forward can hit the ground running straight away.

Supporters may be able to see the Englishman for the first time in the famous black-and-white stripes at 3pm on Saturday as they kick off the new Premier League season away at David Moyes’ West Ham United at the London Stadium.

***Geordies, are you happy with Wilson’s signing? Comment below with your views!***