Newcastle United contact FIFA after striker ruled out of seven matches
Yoane Wissa picked up an injury just over a week after joining Newcastle United from Brentford.
Yoane Wissa is yet to make his debut for Newcastle United following his £55million move from Brentford.
Wissa joined the Magpies on transfer deadline day before going on international duty with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 29-year-old didn’t feature for the Bees whilst speculation surrounded his future, meaning he hadn’t made a competitive appearance in three months when he linked up with his country.
But that didn’t stop DR Congo from starting Wissa for both World Cup qualifiers against South Sudan and Senegal. And that has had a significant knock-on effect on Newcastle.
Wissa played an hour and scored in the 4-1 win in South Sudan before finding the net again in the 3-2 defeat to Senegal four days later, though that was overshadowed by his need to withdraw in the 74th minute.
Further assessment by Newcastle medics then confirmed Wissa had suffered a knee injury and would be sidelined until after the October international break.
Newcastle United due Yoane Wissa compensation by FIFA
As a result, as revealed by Mail Sport, Newcastle are set to receive a compensation payout from FIFA after applying for the package as part of the Club Protection Programme (CPP).
CPP is an insurance scheme that covers clubs whose players are injured playing for their country and are then unavailable for more than 28 consecutive days. It is understood that the CPP will cover Wissa’s wages from October 7 until the day he makes his belated debut for his new club.
Speaking about Wissa’s injury with Congo, Eddie Howe believes Newcastle were left powerful.
He said: “Yeah, it is impactful, and of course, everyone wanted Yoane to be fit. Personally, I wouldn’t have done anything different, we did everything we could as a football club to try and look after Yoane.
“Like with any footballer, when they go away and they're on international duty, you’re not in control of the minutes they play and unfortunately, he gets injured. Now we just have to deal the best we can with that situation.”
Yoane Wissa’s expected Newcastle United return date
Wissa has already missed matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barcelona, AFC Bournemouth, Bradford City and Arsenal, and will miss the next two versus Union SG and Nottingham Forest.
DR Congo face Togo and Sudan during the October international break but Wissa will be staying on Tyneside for treatment with the hope he can be involved for the Premier League visit to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, October 18.
Providing an update last week, Howe said: “He's here, and he's receiving treatment, no operation needed. Yeah, I think we're looking at the other side of the international break. We hope he can be fit and available for that first game.
“It was [a] huge [blow]. I mean, you go into the new season with your squad and you feel you've got your squad sort of settled and you've got a plan. And then, of course, we didn't even see Yoane. He's come back injured. And that was a difficult one, having outlaid the money that we have.
“We knew that Yoane was Premier League ready, as it were. You know, he knows the league inside and out and has scored goals in it. But I think, look, it happened.
“We have to deal with it. I think, touch wood, it's not a long-term injury. We get through the next few games and then he'll be back.”