Newcastle United players have been impressed with what they have seen from Yoane Wissa in training | OneFootball

Newcastle United players have been impressed with what they have seen from Yoane Wissa in training, according to Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie.

The DR Congo international forward joined Newcastle from Brentford on summer transfer deadline day but has yet to make his debut for the club.

Wissa left for the September World Cup qualifiers two days after joining the Magpies, but he injured his knee the following week against Senegal.

He has not played since then and only recently returned to training after suffering relapses. Wissa is expected to finally make his Newcastle debut this month.

The 29-year-old has been putting in work in training, blowing away his teammates, and the fans cannot wait to see him in action.

“I was speaking to one of the Newcastle players last week who said to me he has been training alongside them for several days now,” Downie said on his YouTube channel.

“He looks, the word that was given to me was ‘frightening’. He looks absolutely frightening. He looks red hot in training, really sharp, finishing superbly.

“The rest of the Newcastle players have been really impressed with what they have seen from Yoane Wissa in training.”

Summer arrival Nick Woltemade has been tasked with replacing Alexander Isak, and he has weighed in with seven goals in 17 appearances across all competitions.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe needs another quality finisher as the festive fixtures start piling up, and finally having Wissa available will be a boost.

He ended last term with 20 goals and five assists in 39 appearances and will fancy his chances of getting the goals for Newcastle once he gets on the pitch.