Newcastle agree £55m deal for Yoane Wissa

Newcastle have agreed a deal worth £55m for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa, a day after he urged the Bees to “keep their word” and let him leave.

The fee is an initial £50m plus £5m in add-ons and the DR Congo international is travelling to Newcastle to complete the formalities of the move.

Brentford rejected two previous offers for Wissa from the Magpies this summer.

It comes after Liverpool agreed a British transfer record fee of £125m to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.

Magpies boss Eddie Howe is desperate to strengthen his forward line, despite completing the club record signing of striker Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart on a six-year contract last week.

Wissa, 28, issued a statement on Sunday publicly confirming he wanted to leave and accusing Brentford of “unduly standing in his way” of a move to Newcastle.

In a statement on Instagram, Wissa said: “I have stayed silent for much of the summer, but with just hours remaining of the transfer window, I feel compelled to make it clear that I want to leave Brentford.

“I believe the club are unduly standing in my way despite a series of fair offers throughout the summer.”

Brentford and Newcastle reopened talks on Monday in an attempt to conclude a deal before the 19:00 BST deadline.

The Bees sold forward Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United for an initial £65m earlier in the window.

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken has also left to join Bayer Leverkusen for £8m, while midfielder Christian Norgaard moved to Arsenal in a £15m deal.

Last month, Brentford completed a club record deal of up to £42.5m for forward Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth.

Jorgen Strand Larsen, another Newcastle target, is expected to remain at Wolves.

The Magpies were an attractive option for the Norway striker, but Wolves held firm, rejecting bids of £50m and £55m.

Vitor Pereira’s side have lost their opening three Premier League games but are due to complete the £24m signing of Genk striker Tolu Arokodare as support for Strand Larsen, who scored 14 times in the top flight last season.

(BBC Sport)

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