A rather surprising development has emerged over Newcastle United transfer target Yoane Wissa.
Newcastle have had a £40million bid rejected for Wissa, who remains keen to leave Brentford and move to St James’ Park.
It remains to be seen if Newcastle increase their offer. Wissa will be 29 next month and has under two years on his contract at an absolute maximum.
The DR Congo international’s deal expires next summer but the Bees have an option of extending it by another 12 months.
At some point, the price just might get too high for PIF to consider progressing.
Still, there may well be another factor in play here.
Brentford could have cunning plan to sell Yoane Wissa to Tottenham
According to The Daily Mail, there is a feeling behind the scenes that Brentford would prefer to sell Wissa to Tottenham, hence delaying his exit.
Thomas Frank left the Bees for Spurs earlier this summer and will likely have good relationships with people at the club.
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Spurs could include Richarlison in part-exchange for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze. If that were to happen, Frank would want to bring Wissa to north London.
The report adds that Wissa and his camp are angered by that, given they have waited on the Newcastle deal for around three weeks now.
Yoane Wissa slammed by Alan Shearer
Wissa is furious at Brentford and did not play for them during their season opener, which was a defeat away at Nottingham Forest in what was the first game of the Keith Andrews era.
It’s hard not to see similarities with Alexander Isak’s situation at Newcastle, too.
Isak is desperate to leave Newcastle amid interest from Liverpool and missed their draw with Aston Villa as a result.
Neither player is covering himself in glory right now, and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has slammed Wissa for his actions.
Speaking on The Rest is Football, Shearer said: “Wissa might have a story which he hasn’t spoken about yet. I think I read this morning he’s deleted all his photographs of being in a Brentford shirt or anything to do with Brentford.
“I don’t know his side of the story but I don’t like it. I’m exactly the same as the Isak situation, it is not right.”