Newcastle blow as Callum Wilson ‘offered dream AC Milan transfer’ just hours after Miguel Almiron deal ‘agreed’
NEWCASTLE have been dealt another major blow with Callum Wilson offered his dream move to AC Milan, according to reports.
And it comes just hours after the Toon reportedly agreed to sell Miguel Almiron.
Callum Wilson could be on his way to AC Milan this monthPA
According to the Daily Mail, AC Milan are ready to submit a bid to sign Wilson on a permanent deal.
The England striker had previously been the subject of a loan approach from Atletico Madrid which was rejected by the Magpies.
But now Eddie Howe faces another battle to keep hold of a big-name star in the January transfer window.
Wilson, 31, has 18 months left on his current St James’ Park contract.
And the report adds he would be open to the San Siro switch, where he would link up with fellow Three Lions internationals Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori.
Newcastle are adamant they will not lose such a key player this month.
However, Toon CEO Darren Eales admitted last week every player has a price.
Eales said: “It’s difficult to hypothesise but, if we’re offered £1billion for one of those players, then no one could argue against that making sense.
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“At times it is necessary to trade your players.
“Whether that is because of the contract length of the player in question, the offer is too good to refuse, you need to reload in certain areas.
“But all of this could make sense to trade that player.
“It is counter-intuitive and part of the inherent system of PSR that there is an incentive to trade your players if you want to re-invest, by the nature of the boundaries.”
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Should Wilson leave, he would likely be followed out of the exit door by Almiron and Kieran Trippier.
Almiron is set to sign for Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Shabab.
Meanwhile, full-back Trippier emerged as a shock transfer target for Bayern Munich over the weekend.
The England defender would be reunited with ex-Tottenham team-mates Harry Kane and Eric Dier in Germany.
Bayern are understood to have tabled both loan and transfer offers for Trippier over the weekend – but both were rejected.
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