Yoane Wissa sends message after Newcastle United's 4-1 win over Everton
Yoane Wissa has reacted to Newcastle United’s 4-1 victory away to Everton in the Premier League.
Newcastle United striker Yoane Wissa has become more active on social media as he closes in on a return from injury.
Wissa joined the Magpies on September 1 for £55million from Brentford but is yet to make his debut after a week later sustaining a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury on international duty with DR Congo.
The 29-year-old has been sidelined for the last three months but the end, it seems, is nigh.
Newcastle United have Yoane Wissa return date in mind
The 29-year-old trained with his teammates for the first time this week and now has a return date in mind. Although understood to be close, head coach Eddie Howe refrained from revealing exact details.
“Yoane’s doing well,” Howe said on Friday. “He trained with us for the first time on Wednesday, when we came back from Marseille, so yeah, I was really, really pleased with how he looked.
“That was his first time competitively with the group. Let's see how he responds. Hopefully, he'll train again today and then we'll continue to build him up.
“Well, we've got one [a return date] in mind, but I think it's probably best to keep it to myself. I don't want to disappoint anybody. Of course, we want to involve him as soon as possible, but we want him to be able to perform.”
Yoane Wissa shows support for Newcastle United teammates
As Wissa nears a return to the pitch, he has noticeably had more of a presence in recent weeks.
Following last weekend’s 2-1 win over Manchester City, Wissa took to Instagram to post an image from the stands with the caption “I love you @NUFC” before joining in the post-match dressing room celebrations.
And Wissa was back with another post-match message after Saturday’s 4-1 win away to Everton, sharing the club’s full-time graphic alongside three love hearts.
The victory marked the Magpies’ first away win in the Premier League since April.
When could Yoane Wissa make his Newcastle United?
Newcastle host Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night, though the match is likely to come too soon for Wissa.
The Magpies are set to assess Wissa’s fitness in the week leading up to the Tyne-Wear, where they face Burnley and Bayer Leverkusen before taking on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
It could be that Wissa plays a handful of games before linking up with DR Congo for the African Cup of Nations, which gets underway on December 21 before the final takes place on January 18.
However, as it stands, there are no guarantees Wissa will go to the tournament as a result of his current injury situation. The DR Congo squad is due to be announced on December 11.