Eddie Howe is confident that Callum Wilson's injury free pre-season will prove to lay good foundations for the season ahead.
Wilson scored in the 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at St James' Park and is looking to put an injury hit 2022 behind him after missing a chunk of last term through a calf injury. But Wilson is up and running and now looking forward to the clash with Nottingham Forest next weekend.
Howe said today: “It’s been a massively important period for Callum. I think the few games at the back end of last season did him the world of good, but this body of work will hopefully give him a great platform to be robust and withstand the rigours of Premier League football.