Eddie Howe had an exceptionally successful 2024\/25 season, ending a 56-year trophy drought in the Tyneside with a Carabao Cup, alongside a top-five finish to secure Champions League football for the following year. Now, the Magpies look to build on their success and continue to disrupt the Big Six hierarchy. Newcastle United’s attempt to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford is set to progress.<\/p>\n
Craig Hope, of the Daily Mail, has revealed<\/a> that there is “confidence among sources close” that a deal for Wissa to join Newcastle “will progress”. This comes as good news for fans after David Ornstein, of The Athletic, reported<\/a> earlier that they had a \u00a325 million offer rejected by Brentford.<\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>\u2018Amazing Player\u2019 Wants to Join Sunderland in Transfer Boost<\/a><\/p>\n Hope understands that a fee in the region of just \u00a330 million “could be enough” to secure the “unconventional”<\/a> forward’s services. This may come as a surprise given that the Bees have just lost their other key player, Bryan Mbeumo, to Manchester United, as well as losing manager Thomas Frank to Tottenham Hotspur this summer. One might have expected Brentford to demand a higher fee, especially after watching Newcastle bid \u00a370 million for their other striker target, Hugo Ekitike.<\/a><\/p>\n Newcastle’s interest in 23-year-old Hugo Ekitike suggested that they were preparing for the departure of Alexander Isak in the long-term. However, it was then revealed<\/a> that Howe intended to play Isak and Ekitike together.<\/p>\nIs Wissa a Long-Term or Short-Term Signing?<\/h3>\n