Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be a ‘great signing’ for Newcastle United, Kevin Phillips has told Football Insider.
The lowdown
The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath reported last week that Everton striker Calvert-Lewin featured on a KSA shortlist of targets following Newcastle’s takeover.
He’s only played three Premier League matches so far this season, with a quadriceps injury sidelining him, but last term he netted 16 goals in 32 Premier League starts.
Only Golden Boot winner Harry Kane (19) scored more non-penalty goals than Calvert-Lewin in 2020/21 (via The Daily Star).
The 24-year-old Englishman signed a new contract last year, ostensibly committing him to Everton until 2025. That contributes to a Transfermarkt valuation of £40.5million.
The latest
Phillips reckons there would be comparisons between Calvert-Lewin and Newcastle’s all-time leading goalscorer if he moved to Tyneside.
He hailed him as a complete striker and a smart long-term investment.
“Calvert-Lewin is a big powerful striker and I’m sure he’d be compared to Alan Shearer if he went there,” the former Sunderland man said.
He later added: “He has shown at Everton and England that he is improving all of the time. He is a striker who has a bit of everything.
“I think Newcastle could get a good six or seven years out of him. It would be a good investment. He could turn out to be a great signing for them.”
The verdict
Calvert-Lewin is an instinctive goalscorer, but the question is whether he’d be open to making the move.
In all likelihood, Everton will finish in the top half this season, while Newcastle are languishing in the relegation zone after nine games.
And with a top manager in the form of Rafael Benitez at Goodison Park, the Blues may actually be playing European football sooner, despite the Magpies’ riches.
So will Calvert-Lewin see it as a backwards step, or look at the long term and decide that financial powerhouses Newcastle have a higher ceiling?
In other news, talks are underway with this CL star’s camp.
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