Newcastle confident of sealing £30 million deal for Yoane Wissa | OneFootball

Newcastle United will still sign Yoane Wissa despite Brentford rejecting a £25 million bid for the 28-year-old striker.

Per journalist Craig Hope, “There is confidence among sources close to the deal that Wissa’s proposed move to Newcastle will progress.

“A fee in the region of £30m could be enough to reach agreement with Brentford.”

Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur are battling to sign Wissa, but Brentford are reluctant to sell after losing key players like Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard, and Mark Flekken.

They also lost manager Thomas Frank, who joined Tottenham.

Rumours claimed they would ask for north of £50 million to ward off interest, but he left the training camp yesterday as the transfer speculation had affected him.

Now, Newcastle face a fight to complete a deal before Tottenham can gazump them to his signature.

The Magpies have failed to close deals for targets like Matheus Cunha, Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Mohammed Kudus, Hugo Ekitike, Dean Huijsen, and Mbeumo.

They have landed on Wissa, who is versatile enough to lead the line, play on the flanks, or as a second striker. The Toons must get this one over the line.

Spurs can match the Newcastle fee, and his previous working relationship with now Tottenham boss Frank might help sway him towards a move to north London.

The Magpies cannot let that happen.

Frank is a big fan of Wissa and hailed him as an ‘unbelievable signing’ after he clinched 30 Premier League goals for the Bees.

Next on the agenda for Newcastle must be signing at least one new central defender to bolster the ranks.

Dan Burn and Fabian Schar are entering the twilight of their careers, and the Toons could use fresh blood.

A goalkeeper is also on the transfer wishlist.

Newcastle looked close to agreeing a deal for Burnley ace James Trafford before news broke that Manchester City want to bring him back to the club.

Again, Newcastle must do everything to fend off the FA Cup finalists and snap up the England Under-21 international shot-stopper.