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O’SHEA SOUNDS CLARION CALL TO CLARETS

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BY SIMON BIRD

CALLUM WILSON has pledged to make a late run into England’s Euros squad – but his club future after the summer is uncertain.

The Newcastle striker is looking powerful and sharp, and he has targeted being at his last major tournament.

Wilson opened the scoring here and has two goals in two games – and ten for the season – after returning from an unusual pectoral muscle injury that meant he could still work on his speed and fitness.

Gareth Southgate watched him, and Anthony Gordon, tear apart Burnley on Saturday, with Toon boss Eddie Howe saying Wilson is a “monster” when he has a target in mind.

Wilson is the closest thing Newcastle have to a modern-day Alan Shearer. He guarantees goals when fit, is physical and has a swagger in the penalty box.

But there is a major dilemma for the Toon this summer, as Wilson approaches the last year of his contract. Deal or no deal?

BY SIMON BIRD

DEFENDER Dara O’shea insisted Burnley will keep fighting to the bitter end.

Vincent Kompany’s men are five points adrift of safety and will be relegated if they fail to win at Spurs next weekend. The Irish internatio­nal (right) said: “We want to give ourselves the best chance of going into the last day and hopefully have something to play for.

“We have to do our best against Spurs, we have to get a win. If you make mistakes in the Premier League, if you’re not there in that split second, you get punished.

“That’s happened a lot, us getting on the wrong end.”

Boss Kompany (left) said: “The players never give up.”

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