Callum Wilson has revealed that he was to stay at Newcastle United for the long-term after scoring twice in last night's 5-1 thrashing of West Ham.
The England international, who has been with the Magpies since September 2020, netted his 29th and 30th goals for the Toon as they ran riot at the London Stadium.
Those goals put him into the top 10 goalscorers for Newcastle in the Premier League era, and while number one Alan Shearer's 148 goals is quite a way off, Andy Cole's 47 goals in second is a much more reasonable target.
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"That’s the plan [to keep climbing scoring charts]," he told NUFC TV after last night's rout of David Moyes' side. "I’m here long-term hopefully.
"All I want to do is keep scoring goals, I love scoring goals. Since I’ve been here it’s all I’ve been trying to do, all I’ve done and I want to continue doing.
"It’s amazing to be in the top 10 and as a striker you want to individually take down as many people as you can. I’ll have to do some research and see who is in front of me and how far away they are! I’m sure I’ll be climbing up the list."
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