Wilson is already eyeing his first move to Newcastle

Newcastle United2-0 Premier League Victory over Nottingham Forest before the international break is not the only reason for optimism at St James’ Park currently.

In fact, in the development that occurred during the break, Eddie HoweRangers have now appointed a new sporting director in Ross Wilson, with the Scot recently leaving defeated Tricky Trees to take up the role, having previously held the role at Rangers.

Having been a prominent part of the City Ground game that decided European football last season, Wilson will be aiming to emulate that success on Tyneside.

He will have a big role to play in how Newcastle asserts their dominance in the transfer windows going forward too, having previously been the man who brought Anthony Elanga – who now wears the black and white Magpies – to Forest for just £15m.

One of his first notable actions at the Toon could be his attempt to poach a striker from the Premier League.

Newcastle is considering signing a new striker

Over the summer, the transfer window has been dominated by the striker market, and Alexander Isak’s late move to Liverpool has had a massive domino effect.

This is an opinion Nick and ltmad Wewane Wesa heads to St James’ Park, but with the latter not yet on the pitch due to injury, another striker could be looked for in the January window.

In fact, according to a Chronicle Live journalist Lee RyderHowe could get some money this winter if he needs it, with Brentford striker Igor Thiago reportedly turning heads as Wilson tries to make a mark.

Reportedly set to catch the attention of scouts this season, after a nightmare first season in England, Thiago is said to still be on Newcastle’s radar, even with Wultimad and Wusa through the door.

Thiago could fancy his chances of competing with Woltemade from the start if he steps up and leaves the Bees for a new adventure on Tyneside, with the Brazilian showing a clinical quality similar to that of the 6ft 6 powerhouse.

How can Thiago compete with Newcastle’s Newcastle?

The signing of Woltemade confirmed this summer would have immediately excited those persuading Toon, with big sums having been spent on a striker tasked with filling the huge void in Isak.

The Bremen-born striker will cost An eye-watering £69m pick-upwith the German moving to St James’ Park after an impressive season in which he scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga for his former employers Stuttgart.

He has not disappointed since his move to English shores either, with pundit Danny Murphy going so far as to say he makes “all the right decisions” under pressure.

Despite having only 11.5 accurate passes per game in the Premier League so far, the German giant has already proven that Midas The touch he discovered in Stuttgart in front of goal followed him to the Ton, where he scored three Premier League goals from just four appearances in the unforgiving league.

On top of that, he scored in the Champions League, and it’s safe to say it was a dream start to life for the 23-year-old, who has had to lead the line as Newcastle’s main goalscorer with Wisa sidelined through injury.

However, despite all the glowing praise, he may be daunted by the prospect of Thiago’s promotion to Tyneside, based on the former Club Brugge striker’s impressive form with Keith Andrews’ side.

Even before looking at their numbers side by side, the South American – despite coming in at 6ft 2 alongside his massive counterpart – has amazingly won more duels on average this season, with 5.3 per encounter, alongside Woltemade’s four.

The table above only reinforces the idea that Thiago would be able to challenge Voltimade for a starting place should he join a big move in January, with the 24-year-old having managed just one more Premier League goal so far this season than former rivals Stuttgart, albeit from three other competitions.

Thiago will also not be afraid to ruffle feathers and take the German’s place away, having been forced into the pressured position of being Brentford’s standout striker this summer, in the wake of Brian Mbeumo and Wesa leaving the Bees.

It seems a bit unrealistic for Newcastle to go all out for Thiago, having already spent big on the likes of Woltemade.

But sealing a deal with the Brazilian as Wilson’s first signing would certainly start his tenure as sporting director in a brilliant way.