‘We’re talking about elite’: Ian Wright loves £1.5m player Newcastle could reportedly sign

A new name has been linked to Newcastle United and this time, it’s Everton hitman Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Since Newcastle were taken over by Saudi Public Investment Fund two weeks ago, a flurry of big names have found themselves being linked with moves to St James’s Park.

And according to The Telegraph, the 24-year-old Everton striker is now a target himself.

It goes without saying that the Magpies will need a prolific goalscorer if they’re to transform themselves on the field.

And according to Ian Wright, Calvert-Lewin is not just a striker, but a complete one.

Well rounded

The former Sheffield United star, a £1.5 million signing in 2016, has netted 24 goals for the Goodison Park club across all competitions since the start of last season.

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And Wright, speaking on his podcast last December, suggested that he’s an extremely well-rounded marksman.

He said: “I remember saying to somebody I watch him and he does all the things a striker does – near post, far post, link the play, unbelievable in the air, he wins his own flick-ons. And when I watched him you think to yourself if he could add goals to his game, then we’re talking about elite.”

Calvert-Lewin certainly is something of a jack-of-all-trades striker and for that reason, you can see why Newcastle reportedly want him at St James’s Park.

Seven of his 24 goals since the start of the 2020-21 campaign have been headers, which backs up Wright’s claim that he’s ‘unbelievable in the air’.

And the scary thing is that at 24, he’s only going to get a lot better.

Carlo Ancelotti took his game to new levels during his time on Merseyside and there’s just no telling what another high-profile coach at the Magpies could do with him.

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