With his unconventional dribbling, electric pace that defies his gangly frame, and his larger than life personality on social media, it's no wonder us Geordies have taken the striker to our hearts; despite minimal starts in the striker's fifteen months on Tyneside so far.
In fact, Osula didn't manage a single league start in his debut season for the Toon, limited to fourteen cameos off the bench that yielded just one goal.
And we've seen perhaps the best and the worst of Osula so far in this chaotic post-Isak season for Newcastle. On his only league start; he was impactless; managing more fouls than shots on target in the drab 0-0 against Leeds, where he struggled as the fulcrum role in Newcastle's misfiring attack.
However, off the bench, it's been quite a different story...
Will Osula: The first season in Newcastle colours was a difficult for the Dane
Like many in this Newcastle side, Will Osula seems to thrive playing the role of 'unassuming underdog'
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The pressure of leading the line from the start away at an intimidating Elland Road crowd was more than Osula was used to. He was almost trying too hard, forcing the issue and bulldozing into players like a bull in a china shop. But off the bench with 10-men against Liverpool? Or as a substitute away at USG? Or thrown on as a final throw of the dice against a stubborn Fulham backline? Agent Osula has thrived as an off-the-bench Agent of Chaos.
There's something almost Shola Ameobi-esque about the way Will Osula runs with the ball. His stride is gigantic, and his dribbling haphazard; wicked stopovers one moment and then cutting the ball inside the next. I was often reminded of Darwin Nunez when watching Will Osula, but in a way that celebrates the merits to the often-memed Uruguayan's game - the dynamism, the unpredictability, the eccentricity, and the burning desire to chase every ball.
Against Fulham, the fresh impetus of Osula, Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga capitalised on the tiredness of Fulham's backline, and it was Osula's mazy run and aggressive play that allowed him to carve open the chance to shoot for Bruno Guimaraes' late winner.
W's In The Chat: Osula has added goals and assists to his game this season
Eddie Howe has spoken of the work that Newcastle (especially Graeme Jones) have done with Osula over the last year or so, and his assist for Barnes' goal versus USG showed a maturity we hadn't seen before. The way he carried the ball, released it just in time with Barnes' run, with just the right level of power to allow Barnes to reach it before the onrushing 'keeper... it was excellent bit of play. The Osula of twelve months ago would likely have run down a blind alley, or gone for goal optimistically himself.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Manchester United... Salomon Kalou at Chelsea... Divock Origi at Liverpool... all the great sides over the years have had a reliable super-sub striker to offer something different in the closing stages. And while Will Osula may never develop the composure or the consistent technique to become an ice-cold finisher that is relied on for 20 goals a season, there is no doubting he offers something truly unique in this Newcastle United attack. And when he takes to the field now, it is no longer an obligatory five minutes in added time to relieve Alexander Isak's glass groin, but with the very real belief that he can turn a game on its head.