Eddie Howe looking for more goals as Newcastle renaissance gathers pace

NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has revealed that Newcastle United need to add more goals if they want to continue their drive up the Premier League.

However, the head coach says any talk of transfers and the summer window can wait for another day.

Despite being out since Dec. 28, having gone under the knife to fix a calf problem, Callum Wilson remains the Magpies’ top scorer this season with six goals.

And while the likes of Bruno Guimaraes and Allan Saint-Maximin have chipped in with four and five goals respectively, Howe knows that to take the next step up the division next season, United need goals up top.

“Yes, ultimately we need to score more goals, that’s very clear,” said Howe.

“From open play, set plays — whatever it is — we need more goals, and we’d love someone to be right at the top of the goalscoring charts. If you do, it gives you a much better chance of being successful consistently. But we’ve spread the goals around from different areas of the pitch, and I think that’s also hugely important that you’re not reliant on one goal source.

“While we’d love someone to be scoring goals on a consistent basis, we still need that spread of goals around the team.”

United have consistently been linked with the likes of Benfica frontman Darwin Nunez, Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

And Arab News understands that a striker to rival Wilson and Chris Wood will be an absolute priority this summer with Dwight Gayle allowed to leave, likely to a Championship side.

On transfers, Howe said: “That will be for another time. As I’ve said, there are people working on lots of different things at the football club that I don’t necessarily have day-to-day contact with. But there will come a time, hopefully