Gary Lineker thought it was ‘hilarious’ that Newcastle were spending £20million on Burnley striker Chris Wood. He was no doubt bent double when discovering it was actually £25m.
But then there is the mantra of another former England captain, Kevin Keegan. It was an adage he used to repeat when managing the club — ‘buy better’.
Given Newcastle are without a fit frontman and finished last weekend’s 1-0 FA Cup defeat by League One Cambridge United with 5ft 4in winger Ryan Fraser at centre forward, it is fair to say Keegan would approve of Wood’s acquisition.