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Newcastle striker Callum Wilson says “all good things come to an end” after confirming he will leave the club.

The former England international’s contract expired last week and he exits St James ‘ Park after failing to agree a new deal.

Wilson scored 49 goals in 130 appearances for Newcastle, who have thanked the 33-year-old for playing a “huge part in our success in recent years”.

“To all you Magpies, it’s time to say goodbye after an unbelievable few years at the Toon”, Wilson said in a statement.

“Thank you for everything. We stood strong together through the highs and some lows to help the club experience new heights”.

It is understood a number of Premier League clubs have shown an interest in Wilson, while he also has options in Major League Soccer.

Wilson joined Newcastle from Bournemouth for about £20m in 2020 and spent an injury-hit five years on Tyneside.

He struggled with both back and hamstring injuries last season, and only managed 18 appearances in the Premier League.

“I am so proud to have worn the iconic number 9 shirt and to have added a little more history to it”, Wilson added.

“Scoring at the Gallowgate end really is as special as they say.

Wales ‘ most-capped player Jess Fishlock “believes 100%” that the side can spring a surprise against France at Euro 2025 and has urged her team-mates to put the 3-0 opening defeat to Netherlands “in the bin”.

Wales ‘ all-time leading scorer has won league titles in six different countries but, like the rest of the squad, is competing in a major international tournament for the first time.

Already huge underdogs in group D, Wales have been written off even more heavily following a chastening defeat in their opening game in Lucerne.

Their next match is an equally daunting test in St Gallen against France, who won their opening contest 2-1 against reigning champions England.

“If you’re going to ask me if I still believe that, then I will say, wholeheartedly, I still believe.

” The biggest message is not to dwell too much on the game and the loss. I think we really need to take what we need to take from it, move forward and throw the rest in the bin.

Fishlock feels Wales have the mindset to bounce back and pull off a shock.

“Do I think we can surprise people? Absolutely”, she said.

“This team is still on a journey, it’s not like we qualified for the Euros and all of a sudden everything is perfect – that’s just not how this sport works.

” We are in a group with three unbelievably great teams and yes we have to learn perhaps a little bit faster than usual but do I believe that we can do that? 100%.

“I have full confidence in this group to continue on this path now.

Fishlock believes the key to Wales shocking France will be nullifying their threat and picking their moments to strike, having failed to register a shot on target in their opening match.

” France are a great team, “she added”. They’ll cause us different problems to Holland. They’re very powerful, very comfortable on the ball, love wide areas.

“They’re very good but we can be very good too and we just have to work together and nullify them as much as possible and then try and expose them with the players that we have. So we’ll be doing a lot of work on that, I’m sure.

” We don’t have to win it in the first five minutes. We have to stay in it as long as possible and use the players that we have. We have some fantastic players that can cause damage to any team. “

Wales have received a boost for the game against France with the news that midfielder Ceri Holland is fit to start.

With an option to buy clause, Everton are close to reaching an agreement to loan England winger Katie Robinson from Aston Villa this summer.

Although the agreement is still unfinished, Robinson plans to have a medical appointment at Everton on Wednesday.

Robinson, who left Brighton for free in 2024, has a year left on her current deal with Villa.

The 22-year-old Lionesses squad reached the Women’s World Cup final in 2023 as a result of Sarina Wiegman’s youngest selection.

Last season, she made 16 appearances for Villa, but she only started five games between January and May under new manager Natalia Arroyo.

Robinson, a promising young forward with high potential, impressed while she was at Brighton.

Before joining Everton on loan, Brian Sorensen had experience working with young English talent, including Jess Park from Manchester City and Aggie Beever-Jones from Chelsea.