As much as I’d absolutely love to sign him, other clubs in the mix – Chelsea, Man Utd, Bayern Munich and others – will be able to offer him higher wages, the chance to stay in London or Champions League football. In the case that Olise doesn’t sign, Newcastle could turn their eyes towards a player already at Chelsea: Noni Madueke.

Madueke splits opinion, and I can see why. In this article, I’ll firstly address his “attitude” which I often see criticised.

A clip of him arguing with Cole Palmer over a penalty often does the rounds anytime he’s mentioned, and I feel a lot of his critiques reference only this one moment. I’m not defending what he did, it was immature, but this type of thing does happen; it doesn’t make him inherently a bad person. His desperation to take the penalty in that moment I think comes from his strong desire to impress and succeed. Last season at Chelsea he was given less gametime than he’d have hoped, and Madueke fought to make the starting right-wing position his – something he achieved by the end of the season.

Not a lot of people know that at 16 years old he left Tottenham, moved country, and joined PSV for a better pathway, turning down Manchester United in the process. His youth coaches described him as a “mentality monster”. For me, Madueke has one goal in mind: be the best he can be. In my opinion, he has the potential to be one of the best wingers in the Premier League. If he came to Newcastle, was assured of his qualities, got consistent game-time, and could see himself progressing, I think a lot of his “attitude problems” wouldn’t exist here.

If Olise does go to Chelsea, this will mean less gametime for Madueke, someone who has struggled with a lack of gametime in his first Chelsea season. When he has played, he’s registered eight goals, including two penalties, and three assists in 17.67 90s, which isn’t a bad return for a first season – particularly when his Chelsea side struggled stylistically throughout large parts of their season.

Before joining Chelsea, he averaged a goal contribution (goal or assist) every 106 minutes at PSV Eindhoven; very impressive given he played there between the ages of 18 to 21.

A lot of his goal threat comes from his deadly left-foot, which he loves coming inside and shooting with. He’s comfortable receiving between the lines, and I love how direct he is. His first intention is always to go towards goal and at his defender. On top of scoring great goals with his stronger left-foot, Madueke can also score with his weaker right: