Newcastle United’s Callum Wilson is open to the idea of joining Chelsea this month.

That is according to The Daily Mail’s journalist Sami Mokbel.

Newcastle striker Callum Wilson, 31, is a new name to be linked this week with a potential transfer to Stamford Bridge.

The Toon centre-forward has dealt with injury problems in recent years, but a career record of 86 goals in 215 Premier League appearances speaks for itself.

So, will the £110,000-a-week star (Salary Sport) be on the move in the final days of the January window?

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Sami Mokbel has reported that he’s heard Newcastle frontman Wilson would be up for joining Chelsea.

He adds that the Englishman may not be a priority for the Blues yet, though.

Mokbel said via a podcast on Simon Phillips’ Substack: “I made a check on this yesterday and I was I was led to believe that it was maybe more a case of maybe Callum Wilson would be would be up for coming to Chelsea rather than Chelsea showing a definitive kind of interest in them.

“It wasn’t a complete no, but reading between the lines, I’d imagine there are others that Chelsea would try and go to before making a concrete move for Callum Wilson.”

Callum Wilson links to Chelsea

It’s certainly a key development to hear Wilson would be open of leaving Newcastle to join Chelsea. In our view, this could be great in the short-term and a sensible deal to make happen.

FootballTransfers previously reported that Chelsea do hold an interest in signing Newcastle striker Wilson. They added that he’s likely to cost around £18 million to prize away from St James’ Park.

We’d like to see Mauricio Pochettino’s side capitalise on a deal that’s a potential bargain.

If Armando Broja exits Stamford Bridge, it’s a no-brainer to replace him with Wilson. The 22-year-old Blues striker is rumoured with a possible move this month, which would open the door for the No 9 position.