Newcastle United need strikers and quickly.
Saturday’s display at Aston Villa was a positive one, as we looked the better side throughout and created a few clear chances, but we were left regretting the absence of Alexander Isak as we came away wondering if it was two points dropped.
With Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey through the door last week, it’s clear that our attention will turn to strikers, with two required if we’re to replace Callum Wilson and sanction an exit for the disrespectful Isak.
Yoane Wissa is the man we want to replace Wilson and has been for weeks, with a move for the Brentford striker in the pipeline and tipped to accelerate now the Bees have landed Dango Ouattara.
However, there has been a worrying update from [talkSPORT’s](https://talksport.com/football/3481624/yoane-wissa-brentford-demand-newcastle-transfer-news/) Alex Crook and Ben Jacobs this morning, who report that his proposed move to Newcastle is far from done yet.
They claim that Brentford view Ouattara as their Mbeumo replacement, so won’t allow Wissa to leave just yet unless Newcastle up their bid to a whopping £60m.
It’s believed Newcastle will not pay over £40m for Wissa, based on his age – he turns 29 next month – and contract situation.
It’s a mess and, if true, will leave Newcastle with a big decision to make. The player clearly wants the move and it was claimed last week that this deal would now get done following Ouattara’s arrival.
But it seems Brentford won’t make it easy, with the Bees potentially reacting to our desperation after Saturday’s blank, along with their struggles in Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest.