Fabrizio Romano drops huge striker transfer U-turn claim after Newcastle United favourite stuns Spurs
Premier League transfers: Callum Wilson is set to stay at West Ham United after the former Newcastle United striker was linked with a shock January exit.
Former Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson is reportedly set to stay at West Ham United after his late heroics against Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend.
Wilson returned to West Ham’s matchday squad after two games out amid speculation he was set to terminate his contract at the London Stadium. The 33-year-old forward came off the bench in the final moments of the game to grab a stoppage-time winner to secure a 2-1 victory for The Hammers at Spurs.
According to various reports earlier in the transfer window, Wilson was in talks to terminate his short-term contract at West Ham just half a season after joining the club on a free transfer.
Wilson left Newcastle United upon the expiration of his contract last summer after limited first-team football during the 2024/25 season, where he started just two Premier League matches. He is Newcastle’s third-highest Premier League goalscorer with 47 goals in 113 appearances for the club.
Only Alan Shearer and Alexander Isak have scored more in the competition for The Magpies.
Despite featuring regularly for West Ham this season, Wilson was linked with a surprise exit this month after the club splashed out £43million on new strikers in the opening days of the January window. Pablo Felipe and Taty Castellanos joined from Gil Vicente and Lazio respectively.
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Fabrizio Romano drops major striker U-turn claim
Wilson was linked with a free transfer move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic as well as the Saudi Pro League. But transfer expert Fabrizio Romano and West Ham insiders have poured cold water on the speculation surrounding a potential exit for the experienced frontman.
On Monday, Romano wrote: “Callum Wilson, set to stay at West Ham this month with no plans to part ways at this stage of the window. Decision made by #WHUFC hierarchy, as @ExWHUEmployee @RoshaneSport report.”
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Callum Wilson on NUFC exit and Eddie Howe disagreement
While Wilson appears now set to stay at the London Stadium, the striker recently spoke about his exit from Newcastle and conversations had with head coach Eddie Howe about his future career.
“In one of our last conversations, Eddie said, ‘One day you should become a manager or coach,’ because he’d seen me become a leader,” Wilson told the Times.
“I don’t feel it, and I’m not hungry for it — I wouldn’t want to do something that I don’t enjoy. When I eventually hang up my boots, I’ll probably give a lot of time to my family because of the sacrifices.
“I might do a little bit of television and maybe mentoring. It is one of the last things on my mind now.
“As long as I have the hunger, I will be on the pitch. You hear the outside noise from people talking about injuries — that is a motivation. Mohamed Salah is the same age as me. It’s almost like saying Mo is retiring. No one would ever think that.
“If anything, I think I have more longevity as I have less miles on the clock, as I have missed games. You have a few dark moments when you have injury after injury, and you think, ‘Is it time?’ But the fighter in me was never going to give up.”