Tottenham Hotspur have been beaten to a swoop for the Brentford striker by Premier League rivals Newcastle United.
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Brentford have agreed a £55 million deal with Newcastle United for the transfer of striker Yoane Wissa to St James’ Park on Deadline Day.
The Magpies are in the market for attacking reinforcements with star man Alexander Isak expected to finally make the switch to Liverpool for a Premier League record fee of £125 million after a drawn out saga.
Newcastle United have added Nick Woltemade to the side from Stuttgart for a hefty £69 million. With Isak having netted 27 goals in all competitions last season, and Callum Wilson leaving for West Ham, Eddie Howe is keen to bring in another goalscorer.
Newcastle United agree Yoane Wissa fee with Brentford
That appears to be Wissa with Newcastle United reaching a breakthrough in discussions with Brentford. The Magpies had initially bid £35 million for the player, who has been with the Bees since 2021, but the west London club have driven a hard bargain.
Taking to social media platform X on Deadline Day, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano wrote: “BREAKING: Yoane Wissa to Newcastle, here we go! Deal verbally agreed right now between the clubs. Fee worth £55m package.
“Brentford accept formal proposal from #NUFC and Wissa on his way for medical later today. After Isak gone, Wissa and Woltemade join for Eddie Howe.”
That news comes as a blow for Tottenham Hotspur. Thomas Frank had been credited with interest in bringing Wissa to work with him at Spurs all summer, having labelled the player as ‘remarkable’ and a ‘super player’ while at the Gtech.
Tottenham Hotspur credited with interest in Bees forward
Daily Mail journalist Craig Hope confirmed that Spurs were ‘still interested’ in a move for Wissa over the weekend but that the striker had his heart set on a switch to the North East. Tottenham Hotspur’s need for a striker before the window slams shut today has been emphasised by news over the injury to Dominic Solanke.
The forward was only afforded cameos from the bench in the first two fixtures of the top flight season and was then absent from the matchday squad against AFC Bournemouth last weekend. Speaking about the player’s fitness, Frank said: “I’m hopeful that he will be back after the international break. Sometimes, you know, we just take a little bit longer time. It’s not like he re-injured it again.
“So, you can say if you have a muscle injury, then you can maybe re-injure, it’s nothing to do with that. It’s not progressing as quick as we hoped for, but we are still positive that it can be solved in the next two weeks.”
In other news, £26m bid submitted for Leeds United target after Tottenham and Crystal Palace walked away from deal.