Chris Wood officially departed Newcastle United on Friday, leaving Tyneside to join Nottingham Forest in their battle against Premier League relegation. Wood's time in the north east summed up? 12 months. 5 goals. £25m.
Depending who you ask, Wood has either been a valued squad player who did a decent job for the club, or a disappointing addition. flop. He will go down in the eyes of many as the only piece of transfer business from 2022 that didn't work out.
That, in part, is down to the significant fee Newcastle paid for his services. Handing £25m to Burnley one year ago, in hindsight, was arguably too much money. However, it's easy to forget Wood was a prolific scorer in claret and blue.
