NEWCASTLE striker Callum Wilson has revealed delivery drivers write hilarious messages such as “Sunderland til I die” on his parcels.
The Magpies marksman, 31, has established himself as a prolific Premier League forward, with 18 goals in all competitions last season.
He has also become a regular in Gareth Southgate’s England squads since being selected for the World Cup.
But his rise has added some annoying elements to his life – including having to change his phone number due to pestering fans.
Wilson was discussing the issue on Jill Scott’s Coffee Club alongside England and Newcastle team-mate Kieran Trippier.
He told ex-Lioness Scott: “I actually changed my number – I’m serious.
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“I had so many people coming out of the woodwork and I thought ‘How have you even got my number? I’ve not spoke to you for five years, now you’re asking for tickets for the game’.
“I had fans somehow calling me as well, so it was like ‘I have to change this number’. Fans trying to FaceTime me and stuff.”
When Scott then pressed Wilson about how fans would have obtained his number, he continued: “It must be.. You know when you have a parcel and you get stuff delivered to the club – your Amazons and things like that – you have to put your number on there sometimes don’t you.
“And the delivery people, they actually write messages on my box like ‘Great goal at the weekend’ or like ‘Sunderland til I die’.
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Sunderland-born Scott, 36, then hilariously joked: “It’s me delivering your parcels. Now I’ve retired, I had to get a new job.”
Meanwhile, Wilson, who has bagged two goals in eight appearances for his country, is preparing to play in the Champions League for the first time in his career.
Eddie Howe’s men finished fourth in the Premier League last season, qualifying for Europe’s premier competition for the first time since 2003.
And they have already bolstered their squad after agreeing a deal for AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Newcastle’s first league game of the campaign comes at home to Aston Villa on August 12.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
