Osula looking like 'complete package'

NEWCASTLE boss Eddie Howe is hopeful that Will Osula could be the “complete package” after admitting his relief at not losing him on deadline day.

- By DAMIAN SPELLMAN, PA

The 22-year-old striker had been given permission to leave the Denmark Under-21s squad as the summer transfer window drew to a close, with Eintracht Frankfurt looking to tie up a £30million swoop for a man who had cost the Magpies an initial £10m when he joined from Sheffield United in August 2024.

However, they pulled the plug when the Bundesliga outfit attempted to negotiate a loan move instead and that ultimately worked in their favour when £55m new signing Yoane Wissa suffered a knee injury on international duty which has since prevented him from kicking a single ball for the club.