Footballers are getting younger: we all know that. Yet when Newcastle United were taken over by billionaires in 2021, they decided not to turn to 20-year-old Kylian Mbappe… but smash the bank for 30-something Chris Wood.
Looking at the killer kiwi this season, you have to hand it to the Toon: they actually recognised someone about to come good in the long-term. Not something anyone would have thought at the time when the now-Nottingham Forest striker became the 10th most expensive player over 30 of all time.
