Brentford make £26m Yoane Wissa U-turn as Newcastle United target refuses to play

Yoane Wissa is refusing to play for Brentford again in an attempt to force through a move to Newcastle United.

Wissa left the Bees’ training camp in Portugal earlier this week to return to London and hold crunch talks over his future. Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest have also expressed an interest, but the player wants to join Newcastle.

However, the West London outfit are playing hardball having already lost a number of key figures this summer, including Thomas Frank to Tottenham Hotspur, Christian Norgaard to Arsenal and Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United.

It’s understood that Wissa is annoyed by Brentford’s stance, forcing Newcastle to explore other potential options as they look to sign a replacement for Callum Wilson.

Yoane Wissa refusing to play for Brentford again

As per talkSPORT, Wissa believes Brentford have broken a verbal pact made last summer that would allow him to leave for around £26million. Newcastle have indicated that they are willing to raise their rejected £25m bid to £30m plus add-ons but have been told that the player is not available, setting an asking price of £50m+.

Keith Andrews’ squad have returned to England ahead of friendlies against Queens Park Rangers and Borussia Monchengladbach but Wissa, as it stands, is refusing to re-join the group.

The protracted transfer is still possible, according to sources close to the matter, but would require movement at Brentford’s end.

The 28-year-old, who scored 19 Premier League goals last season, has just 12 months left on his contract, though there is an option to extend until 2027. Wissa has no intention of signing fresh terms.

What Brentford have said about Yoane Wissa’s future

Brentford played out a 1-1 draw with Gil Vicente on Friday night to round off their visit to Portugal. Asked about Wissa after the game, Andrews said: "He has gone back to London. It was his decision, obviously because of speculation.

"There are clubs interested and he felt it was the right thing to go back to London. It's simple really, he folds back into the group next week when we come back to training."

Newcastle United striker situation

The Magpies have endured several failed striker pursuits this summer, with Liam Delap and Joao Pedro both joining Chelsea from Ipswich Town and Brighton & Hove Albion, while Hugo Ekitike joined Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt.

As it stands, Alexander Isak is the club’s only experienced option, but there are no guarantees he’ll be staying put. The Swede has expressed a desire to leave amid interest from Liverpool but United don’t want to sell.

In the event that Isak leaves - Liverpool are reportedly preparing a British record £120m bid - Newcastle will look to sign a replacement in addition to someone like Wissa arriving.

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