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title: "Newcastle United: Dwight Gayle agrees contract extension"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-03-29T15:10:02Z"
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# Newcastle United: Dwight Gayle agrees contract extension

**Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle has committed his future to the club by signing a new contract, [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2482047/2021/03/29/liverpool-finalising-deal-to-sign-ibrahima-konate-from-rb-leipzig/) revealed on Monday.**

The Magpies had been facing the possibility of Gayle leaving on a free transfer [on the expiry of his current deal](https://theathletic.com/2482047/2021/03/29/liverpool-finalising-deal-to-sign-ibrahima-konate-from-rb-leipzig/) in June. Relegation rivals Fulham were said to have held a [long-term interest](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-dwight-gayle-january-19570930) in the striker, while a report in March claimed that [Turkish side Galatasaray were also keen](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dwight-gayle-linked-galatasaray-newcastle-20189727).

However, the 30-year-old has put that speculation to bed, accepting reduced terms to extend his stay on Tyneside. He had previously been earning a [reported](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/newcastle-united-fc/dwight-gayle-22936/) £40,000 per week.

### Gayle’s limited involvement at Newcastle

The [£4.5m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-gayle/profil/spieler/196522) striker has only scored one Premier League goal this season in 11 appearances, but it should be noted that just [two of those were starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-gayle/leistungsdaten/spieler/196522) and he was also missing for the 10 matches of the campaign with a [ligament injury](https://www.transfermarkt.com/dwight-gayle/leistungsdaten/spieler/196522).

Gayle was selected – as a winger – for the trip to Chelsea last month and the draw at home to Aston Villa following injuries to Allan Saint-Maximin, Miguel Almiron and Callum Wilson, but he was back to a watching brief for the woeful 3-0 defeat against Brighton last time out.

### Transfer Tavern verdict

It may be something of a surprise that Newcastle have endeavoured to keep a 30-year-old who  Steve Bruce has rarely deployed in his starting XI despite him praising the ex-Crystal Palace marksman as a “[natural goalscorer](https://theathletic.com/2421765/2021/03/04/will-gayle-answer-bruces-distress-call-after-months-of-mixed-signals/)“.

Perhaps there is a slight element of planning for a possible relegation,as Gayle has been a devastating Championship hitman in the past. In the 2016/17 campaign, he bagged 23 goals for the Toon in the second tier, a feat he repeated with West Bromwich Albion a couple of seasons later (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-gayle/profil/spieler/196522)).

He may not be enjoying a stellar few months of late, but at least Newcastle have kept hold of one proven marksman for the foreseeable future.

**In other news, [Newcastle are reportedly preparing a bargain deal for this defender](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/newcastle-united-magpies-prepare-bargain-kristoffer-ajer-deal/).**