I'm gonna assume Ovi breaks it and set his mark at 900 goals. So target for Matthews is 901.
He currently has 350, and I think he gets to 75 this year for a total of 374. That means he needs 527 goals to hit 901.
He'll be 27 to start next season. If he can maintain a high scoring pace he would need to average 52.7 goals per season to break it. If he does 60 average goals/season over his next 4 year contract, that will leave him with 287 to go. He would need 48.7 average over his next 6 years to hit 901.
I think there is a high likelihood that, barring any significant time missed, he will look to take the record in 10-11 years.
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