Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer, as well as a number of current players, were delighted for Callum Wilson after his move to West Ham was confirmed.
Wilson joined West Ham on Saturday, weeks after rejecting the chance to stay at Newcastle United.
Newcastle were in talks with Wilson about extending his contract, which expired earlier this summer.
There were discussions about an incentivised new deal at St James’ Park for a player who joined the club in 2020 and scored 49 goals in 130 games for the club.
He, however, snubbed that idea and undertook punditry duties in America for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 before joining West Ham.
A number of his former teammates were delighted for Wilson.
Callum Wilson arrives at St James' Park ahead of a Premier League game between Newcastle United and Chelsea.
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Newcastle United stars react to Callum Wilson’s move to West Ham
Upon the confirmation of his move to the London Stadium, Wilson took to social media platform Instagram.
He captioned a collage of images of himself in the West Ham kit:
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“Buzzing to join a great football club, full of history!
“Can’t wait to meet the lads, the staff, and the fans!
“I’ve witnessed the passion, so know what it means to wear the shirt. Looking forward to walking out at the London stadium in front of you all. Time to repay the belief with goals & hard work. Big season ahead – let’s goooooo… Irons!”
Toon legend Shearer responded with: “Good luck.”
The likes of Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Tino Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes and Sven Botman were also among those to send supportive messages.
Why Newcastle United wanted to keep Callum Wilson
Wilson endured a difficult season last time out, scoring only one goal in 22 appearances and starting just three games across all competitions.
Still, Eddie Howe had a great relationship with Wilson, having worked with him at Bournemouth prior to his appointment on Tyneside.
Indeed, Newcastle wanted to keep Wilson as they knew how difficult it would be to replace him.
That has certainly proven to be the case this summer. Newcastle are struggling to sign players, although clearly there is still a lot of time to change that.
Yoane Wissa has been lined up as Wilson’s replacement at Newcastle but the club have so far been unable to agree a fee with Brentford.