'Let me suffer' - Yoane Wissa posts cryptic social media update amid Newcastle United struggles
Yoane Wissa has taken to Instagram to post an inspirational message amid his Newcastle United struggles.
Newcastle United forward Yoane Wissa has posted a cryptic social media update amid his struggles at club level.
Wissa joined the Magpies from Brentford for £55million last summer but has so far failed to make a significant impact.
Injuries, fitness and form have prevented the DR Congo international from getting a consistent run of matches for Newcastle this season, resulting in three goals in 26 appearances in all competitions.
Yoane Wissa’s NUFC struggles
Though only eight of those 26 appearances for Wissa have been starts, with the majority of his outings being brief cameo appearances off the bench. As a result, Wissa has failed to find any rhythm or place in Newcastle’s starting line-up with William Osula and Anthony Gordon moving ahead of him in the striker pecking order in 2026.
After scoring 19 Premier League goals last season for Brentford, the joint most of any player from open play during the 2024/25 campaign, Wissa has just one league goal for Newcastle, which came on his full league debut at Burnley back in December.
He also scored on his full Carabao Cup debut against Fulham and full Champions League debut against PSV Eindhoven. But since then, Wissa’s opportunities have been limited and he’s failed to take the few that have fallen his way.
It’s led to questions over his future at Newcastle and whether the club could look to reclaim some of the fee they paid for him by selling him on this summer.
But Wissa is understood to be determined to stay and prove his worth to Newcastle, with Howe also hoping to keep hold of him for next season.
Yoane Wissa Instagram post
Amid all the talk surrounding Wissa, his form and future at Newcastle, the player himself has taken to Instagram to post several images of himself in action at Newcastle, away with DR Congo and some recent holiday photos.
The photos were accompanied by the caption: “Le bonheur est une bougie (happiness is a candle).”
The uplifting post also included an inspirational quote, which read: “If pain is the price for becoming the best, then let me suffer.”
A potentially cryptic reference to his struggles at Newcastle this season and a vow to improve and become ‘the best’.
Wissa will be hoping to make an impact in Newcastle’s final two matches of the season before heading away to the 2026 World Cup with the DR Congo national team.