Four-year deal agreed as imminent Newcastle United new signing arrives on Tyneside
Newcastle United have agreed a £55m deal to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford.
Yoane Wissa has arrived at Newcastle United’s training ground ahead of completing his £55million transfer from Brentford.
Newcastle had already signed one striker after bringing in 6ft 6in German Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart for a club-record £69million.
But the decision to sell Alexander Isak to Liverpool for a British record £130m has left Eddie Howe’s side needing another striker, having lost Callum Wilson earlier in the summer.
Woltemade is regarded as Isak’s long-term replacement but will need time to adapt to England. In the meantime, Howe wanted someone with Premier League experience.
And Wissa brings that in abundance after he scored 19 goals, none of which were penalties, in the Premier League last season.
Yoane Wissa undergoing at medical at Newcastle United
Newcastle have wanted to sign Wissa for most of the summer and after a £40m bid was rejected last month, a deal was in doubt with Brentford struggling to find a replacement and setting a hefty asking price.
However, with less than 10 hours of the summer transfer window remaining, the Magpies are close to getting their man after the two clubs reached a compromise.
The Bees last set an asking price of £65m but a £50m plus £5m is understood to be struck. As per Mail Sport, the 28-year-old drove up to the North East this morning and is now at the club’s Benton training ground undergoing his medical.
Wissa is said to have agreed a four-year contract and will take the number nine shirt, which was vacated by Wilson.
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Signing another striker is the last piece of the jigsaw. Newcastle have already addressed other key positions, with winger Anthony Elanga joining from Nottingham Forest for £55m, centre-back Malick Thiaw arriving from AC Milan for £35m and Jacob Ramsey making the switch from boyhood club Aston Villa for £39m.
England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is on loan from Southampton but there is an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the campaign. Wissa’s arrival will take the club’s spend above £250m.