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Brentford continue to block Yoane Wissa exit as Newcastle transfer demand made
Brentford are continuing to block Yoane Wissa’s move to Newcastle, talkSPORT understands. The Bees view new signing Dango Ouattara as their replacement for Bryan Mbeumo so won’t sanction the sale of Wissa without signing a new forward, or unless the Magpies up their bid to £60million plus. Wissa still wants to join Newcastle Newcastle are set to resume talks this week knowing they have player buy in. But they are not expected to offer above £40m given Wissa’s age, 28-years old, and the fact he has one year left on his contract. Brentford retain a club option to extend his deal by a further year. Manager Keith Andrews worked closely with Wissa last season and is hoping he stays. Wissa is understood to believe an exit will be sanctioned, although Brentford sources insist it is currently more likely he stays. Reacting to the news live on talkSPORT, Ally McCoist spoke on the similarity with Alexander Isak’s situation at Newcastle as the striker refuses to play for the club amid interest from Liverpool. “There’s a certain way of doing things and going about things. I don’t think Isak has done it the right way. “Downing tools is certainly something that I am so against, it’s unbelievable. “But the fact of the matter is, you’ve got to look at managers and coaches, they don’t want players in the dressing room that are going to cause unrest and are not happy, and want away. “It’s all very well saying, ‘I’ll just throw him in the reserves, do this, do that, do the next thing.’ Wissa wants to follow Mbeumo out of the west London sidegetty “I’ve got a lot of sympathy for Keith Andrews, there’s no doubt about that because if Brentford lose him, and it looks like they are going to lose him… “We saw at the weekend how short they are. They’ve already lost one of their best players, if not their best player [Mbeumo] to Manchester United. “So I think it’s going to be really tough times ahead for Keith Andrews and Brentford, because I think they will lose him.” talkSPORT revealed at the end of July that the DR Congo international is pushing to leave the Bees in the summer window. Brentford informed Newcastle that Wissa is not on the market, but it is understood they have been looking for a replacement. Wissa believes Brentford have broken a verbal pact last summer that allowed him to leave for around £26m. Andrews faces a battle to keep hold of Wissa this summerShutterstock He even agreed not to ask for improved terms last summer, believing he could depart in 12 months. Wissa had several options last summer but told Brentford that he was prepared to stay an extra year after Ivan Toney left and the knee sustained by Igor Thiago. The forward then reiterated his loyalty again in the winter. Andrews on Wissa Speaking to talkSPORT, Andrews claimed that Wissa ‘owes’ him in his bid to keep hold of him for the season. “I have got a good relationship with Wiss,” he said. “I worked really hard with him last year to try and find goals. Seven of his 19 goals last year came from set pieces. “He owes me really, so he shouldn’t be going anywhere, to be blunt!” Wissa was not involved in Brentford’s 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Brentford are continuing to block Yoane Wissa’s move to Newcastle, talkSPORT understands.
The Bees view new signing Dango Ouattara as their replacement for Bryan Mbeumo so won’t sanction the sale of Wissa without signing a new forward, or unless the Magpies up their bid to £60million plus.
Newcastle are set to resume talks this week knowing they have player buy in.
But they are not expected to offer above £40m given Wissa’s age, 28-years old, and the fact he has one year left on his contract.
Brentford retain a club option to extend his deal by a further year.
Manager Keith Andrews worked closely with Wissa last season and is hoping he stays.
Wissa is understood to believe an exit will be sanctioned, although Brentford sources insist it is currently more likely he stays.
Reacting to the news live on talkSPORT, Ally McCoist spoke on the similarity with Alexander Isak’s situation at Newcastle as the striker refuses to play for the club amid interest from Liverpool.
“There’s a certain way of doing things and going about things. I don’t think Isak has done it the right way.
“Downing tools is certainly something that I am so against, it’s unbelievable.
“But the fact of the matter is, you’ve got to look at managers and coaches, they don’t want players in the dressing room that are going to cause unrest and are not happy, and want away.
“It’s all very well saying, ‘I’ll just throw him in the reserves, do this, do that, do the next thing.’
“I’ve got a lot of sympathy for Keith Andrews, there’s no doubt about that because if Brentford lose him, and it looks like they are going to lose him…
“We saw at the weekend how short they are. They’ve already lost one of their best players, if not their best player [Mbeumo] to Manchester United.
“So I think it’s going to be really tough times ahead for Keith Andrews and Brentford, because I think they will lose him.”
talkSPORT revealed at the end of July that the DR Congo international is pushing to leave the Bees in the summer window.
Brentford informed Newcastle that Wissa is not on the market, but it is understood they have been looking for a replacement.
Wissa believes Brentford have broken a verbal pact last summer that allowed him to leave for around £26m.
He even agreed not to ask for improved terms last summer, believing he could depart in 12 months.
Wissa had several options last summer but told Brentford that he was prepared to stay an extra year after Ivan Toney left and the knee sustained by Igor Thiago.
The forward then reiterated his loyalty again in the winter.
Andrews on Wissa
Speaking to talkSPORT, Andrews claimed that Wissa ‘owes’ him in his bid to keep hold of him for the season.
“I have got a good relationship with Wiss,” he said.
“I worked really hard with him last year to try and find goals. Seven of his 19 goals last year came from set pieces.
“He owes me really, so he shouldn’t be going anywhere, to be blunt!”
Wissa was not involved in Brentford’s 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
