(Reuters) – Burnley striker Chris Wood is set to endure a medical at Newcastle United afterward Wednesday, Sky Sports reported.
Newcastle would pay a reported 25 million kilos ($34 million) for the New Zealand worldwide, who’s set to comply with Kieran Trippier to the membership after the England full again arrived from Atletico Madrid final week.
Newcastle are in want of attacking reinforcements with striker Callum Wilson out for eight weeks because of a calf harm.
Wood has scored three targets in 21 matches for Burnley in all competitions this season. The 30-year-old has performed at quite a few English golf equipment together with Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Newcastle, who had been taken over by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in October, are anticipated to additional bolster their squad throughout within the January window in a bid to keep away from relegation from the Premier League.
Eddie Howe’s workforce are at the moment second from backside with 11 factors from 19 video games. Watford, who occupy seventeenth spot simply above the relegation zone, are on 13 factors after 18 video games.
Burnley are additionally on 11 factors however have performed two video games fewer than Newcastle.
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(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
