Brentford in Dango Ouattara talks as Newcastle reignite Yoane Wissa interest | OneFootball

The Magpies have refreshed their interest in the Congolese with Alexander Isak pushing for a move away from St James’ Park

Brentford are lining up a move for Bournemouth winger Dango Ouattara as Newcastle prepare a fresh bid for Yoane Wissa.

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Newcastle are preparing a fresh bid for Brentford's all-time top Premier League goalscorer as they look at replacements for Liverpool target Alexander Isak.

The Magpies are ready to increase their offer to £35m after they saw a £25m bid rejected earlier this summer.

With Wissa edging closer to leaving after expressing a desire to play Champions League football, Brentford have identified Ouattara as a potential replacement.

Bournemouth, however, don't want to sell and would demand a fee in excess of £40million for Ouattara, who scored nine goals in all competitions last season.

The Cherries have been encouraged by the prices Chelsea and Nottingham Forest were able to secure for wingers Noni Madueke and Anthony Elanga this summer.

This has influenced their decision to value Outarra at more than £40m despite him starting just 21 of Bournemouth's 38 league games last season.

Brentford remain interested in Omari Hutchinson but, as Standard Sport has previously reported, Ipswich would have to sign a replacement before sanctioning his departure.

It has been a summer of upheaval for the Bees, with longstanding head coach Thomas Frank, captain Christian Norgaard and top scorer Mbeumo all departing.

Keith Andrews, who has no previous managerial experience, has replaced Frank, while Jordan Henderson, Antoni Milambo and Caoimhin Kelleher have come in to bolster the Bees' squad ahead of the new season.

Andrews said it would be a "bonus" to have Wissa available to him ahead of the new season.

"Having the best players in the building would always be a bonus, yes," he said after Brentford's 1-0 win over QPR last weekend.

"I deal with the football side of things. I'm very comfortable with Yoane at the moment, phenomenal respect for him as an individual, as a person, very understanding of the situation."