The genius Newcastle United and Brentford swap deal as Yoane Wissa "pushes" for Toon move
Brentford could suffer more anguish with the loss of Yoane Wissa but there is a way that the Bees can soften the blow.
Players have more power than ever before with those who are plying their trade in the Premier League perhaps more influential than anywhere else.
An “unfashionable” team in England’s top flight will beat most teams in Europe to signings with the league’s hierarchy currently causing a problem for Brentford.
After firing 20 goals for the Bees and chipping in with five assists, Keith Andrews was always going to face a fight to keep one of his start men with the other Bryan Mbeumo already signing for Manchester United for £71m. It is a huge blow to lose such a good player, but that sort of fee is impossible to turn down and is outstanding work from the club.
Yoane Wissa pushing for Brentford transfer exit
With just a year left on his current contract Yoane Wissa is in control of his situation with Premier League rivals circling, looking for a cut-price deal. Unfortunately, it looks like the player has made his mind up which even if Brentford can still play hardball. Not on whether or not to sell the 28-year old, but for how much, who too and what would represent a good deal.
Writing for Talksport, chief football correspondent Alex Crook has confirmed that Wissa doesn’t just want to leave the GTech Community Stadium, he is actively engineering his exit after four good years at the club.
“The forward, who has already been the subject of a rejected £25m bid by Newcastle, is pushing for a move and left the Bees' pre-season tour of Portugal amid interest from Newcastle,” reported Crook, suggesting that it doesn’t look good for those wanting to see Wissa in red and white again.
“talkSPORT previously reported that Brentford were ready to rebuff all offers for the DR Congo international.
“Wissa, who is open to joining either Newcastle or Spurs, has been an excellent talent for Brentford since his £8.5m move from French side Lorient in 2021.”
The Newcastle swap deal Brentford should chase to soften loss of Wissa
Necessity is sometimes the mother of invention and it may be that losing Wissa spurs the recruitment team into solving a problem of their own at the same time.
Newcastle have already added Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest to their attack which means that Jacob Murphy might become a frustrated figure for the Magpies. With nine goals and 14 assists last season, the 30-year old posted the sort of contribution that Brentford could do with if Wissa joins Mbeumo in leaving the club.
Over 50 goal contributions might need to be replaced and a risk-free, experienced operator would help to allay fears that the newly-promoted clubs are closing the gap and won’t be the automatic three points that many first thought they might be.
If Newcastle are interested in Wissa, by throwing in Murphy as part of the deal, it could grease the wheels of negotiations and soften the blow at the same time.