Newcastle United are assessing striker options ahead of a summer window that could reshape their attacking department, with Tottenham forward Dominic Solanke now linked as a possible target.
According to the Daily Mail’s Simon Jones, Solanke is “emerging as a potential summer target for Newcastle United,” with Tottenham’s Premier League status potentially forcing a sale.
Solanke previously worked under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth, a connection that adds context to the interest. That said, there are too
many coincidences in this “report” to truly believe it, from that link to the fact that the Spurs are facing relegation, by way of Newcastle’s precarious forward line. Whatever.
Newcastle are reviewing their striker corps because, well, what to tell you about it that you don’t already know. One-hit wonder Will Osula is seemingly attracting attention from Crystal Palace and Aston Villa and was an eyelid away from leaving for Germany last summer.
Add the ever-underperforming Yoanne Wissa and Nick Woltemade to the equation, and you have everything for chasing not one, not two, not three strikers next summer.
Jones noted Solanke’s importance to the Spurs, but the realities they are facing.
“Solanke, now 28, is key to Spurs’ plans as they would want to keep him even if they went down,” Jones wrote. “However, despite struggling with injury this season, he is still a proven Premier League performer and will be in demand.”
The England forward has made 14 appearances this season, scoring five goals, all since January, in a side battling near the bottom of the table.
Tottenham’s position remains precarious following a defeat to Crystal Palace that left them one point above 18th place in their last game. Speaking after that result, Solanke addressed the team’s situation.
“We’ve just had a big conversation,” Solanke said. “We know the position we are in is definitely not where we want to be so we need to figure out how we are going to get out of it as soon as possible.
“We know there’s been difficulties but we’re not in a position to make any excuses anymore. We need to do the job on the pitch and I think it is easy to say that we want to be better, but we need to make sure we are better on the pitch.”
Whether Newcastle formalize their interest in the player and submit an offer may depend on their own departures, but mostly on Tottenham’s going down the Pyramid ranks into the Championship at the end of the season.
