Nottingham Forest are suddenly in a three-horse race to sign Yoane Wissa, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur also looking at the Brentford striker.
Forest’s long-term interest in the 28-year-old is showing no signs of diminishing, but David Ornstein revealed Newcastle’s interest in Wissa to add pressure to the transfer chase.
Alongside Newcastle and Forest, Tottenham have shown interest in Wissa in a move that would make sense as his former manager, Thomas Frank, has taken the reins in North London.
Nottingham Forest News revealed that Wissa will be available for less than £40m so all three clubs would fancy their chances of agreeing a deal, but a new report has suggested that Wissa has a preference of his own.
Nottingham Forest target Yoane Wissa names his preferred move
After Forest had a £25m bid for Wissa rejected, it seemed as if the Reds were the most serious club in the race for the Brentford man, especially given that they had another bid rejected back in January.
However, the allure of Champions League football or reuniting with Frank always had the chance to turn Wissa’s head and according to talkSPORT, this looks to have been the case.
The report said: “Wissa is pushing to leave Brentford but his preferred option would be to join Thomas Frank at Tottenham.
“The 28-year-old is also wanted by Nottingham Forest, who had a bid for him instantly rejected last week. They also submitted a £25m offer for him in January which was turned down.”
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Alongside Morgan Gibbs-White’s proposed move to Spurs, losing Wissa to the North London club would be particularly tough for the Forest recruitment team to take.
However, it appears that Spurs could still miss out on Wissa as well, with Brentford’s willingness to sell the attacker hinging on another transfer deal.
Yoane Wissa could still remain at Brentford this summer
Forest fans were keen on signing Wissa this summer after a 19-goal Premier League season, but these goals, of course, make him valuable to Brentford.
Brentford could also lose Bryan Mbeumo as Manchester United attempt to sign Wissa’s strike partner, a deal that is said to play a major part in any negotiations surrounding Wissa.
The report continued: “Brentford’s willingness to part ways with Wissa could hinge on whether Manchester United seal the signing of Bryan Mbeumo, with the two clubs still haggling over his transfer fee.”
Given that United are showing no signs of backing down from negotiations for Mbeumo, that deal feels likely to be concluded, therefore making a deal for Wissa more difficult for Spurs.