TBR Football understands that Thomas Frank is confident that Yoane Wissa will choose Tottenham Hotspur over Newcastle United this summer.
The Magpies are having a difficult window. After missing out on Joao Pedro to Chelsea, their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike has come to an end as well despite lodging a bid to sign him.
Eddie Howe does have other names on his list of targets. As TBR previously revealed, Wissa is an option for Newcastle, but Tottenham want him too.
Thomas Frank is confident Yoane Wissa will choose Tottenham over Newcastle United
TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, understands that Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is confident of signing Yoane Wissa from Brentford.
The 28-year-old has been brilliant for the Bees over the last few seasons, and he is of interest to several clubs in the Premier League.
TBR confirmed that Nottingham Forest are still chasing Wissa, but the Reds are facing serious competition from Newcastle and Tottenham.
After cooling their interest in Ekitike, Howe is keen to land Wissa, but Frank thinks he can lure his former star to Tottenham instead.
Bailey told TBR: “Yoane Wissa’s camp are speaking to four or five different clubs at the moment, Tottenham and Newcastle are two of them, and both would love to sign him.
“Thomas Frank, who worked with Wissa at Brentford, is confident that he would choose Spurs if it came down to it.”
Brentford’s stance on selling Yoane Wissa to Tottenham or Newcastle
Brentford are having a difficult summer.
The Bees lost Frank to Tottenham earlier in this window, while Arsenal signed their captain, Christian Norgaard, to replace Jorginho.
Talks remain ongoing for Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United as well, so the last thing they want to do is lose Wissa to one of the interested clubs.
However, with just one year left on his contract, Keith Andrews’ side could be forced to sell, but they have slapped a £50 million price tag on their Congolese forward, TBR understands.