Newcastle are reportedly set to advance on a deal for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa.
The Magpies remain set on the idea of bolstering their forward line amid what has been a turbulent transfer saga involving top-scorer Alexander Isak.
Meanwhile, Liverpool appear to be waiting for encouragement from Eddie Howe’s men before coming in with a second, improved offer.
Newcastle want to advance on Yoane Wissa transfer
Fabrizio Romano now reports on X (formerly Twitter) that with Dango Ouattara set to sign at Brentford, it should clear a path for Wissa to get his desired move to St James’ Park.
As such, the Magpies are understood to be ‘planning to advance’ with a deal for the 28-year-old forward ‘as soon as possible’.
🚨⚫️⚪️ Newcastle now planning to advance with Yoane Wissa deal as soon as possible after Brentford agreed Ouattara deal.
Ouattara to sign at Brentford in next 24h, Wissa not even with the squad this weekend as he only wants to leave.
Clear priority to #NUFC. pic.twitter.com/xECxAHiRTH
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 15, 2025
Whether this potential move can help get the ball rolling with regard to Isak’s future remains to be seen.
As we’ve reported previously, Wissa looks to be a potentially fine addition to Newcastle’s squad ahead of the 2025/26 season.
However, Howe’s men were, rather understandably, looking for a statement signing to facilitate the potential exit of their Swedish international in the summer transfer window.
Where does this leave Alexander Isak and Liverpool transfer?
As far as raw numbers are concerned, the Brentford hitman is up there with the best the Premier League has to offer.
On that basis, you could forgive Liverpool fans for hoping that this would free Alexander Isak to get his dream move to L4 this summer.
Reports circulating around Newcastle’s movement in the transfer market, however, indicate that the northeast-based outfit is looking for a second offensive addition beyond Yoane Wissa.
As the Chronicle hints, the Bees star may simply be a quality replacement for Callum Wilson, with the Magpies needing a further elite addition to account for their No.14’s potential departure.
In that case, this saga could drag on a while yet before a clear resolution becomes apparent.
Just hopefully not beyond deadline day!
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110M pounds should be enough. Tell Newcastle to take it or leave it. Paying 140 or 150M is crazy. There are other strikers out there available for less than half that amount. And what about our own homegrown Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni? They’re gems and can be moulded into what our Dutchman wants.
Fair enough – at £110m NUFC, hopefully, will leave it then. Hopefully, LFC can then graciously announce that they are moving on to those cheaper targets you believe are out there.
Shame your club’s fans didn’t take such a relaxed attitude when “one of their own” wanted to join a more prestigious club!
We have lost three star players this window and wished them all well for the future. I assume you are talking about a player that plotted for two years and learnt Spanish during that time, while saying he wanted to end his career with his hometown club. And we only got a small fee for letting him leave a month early. Oh yeah exactly the same as Isak.
Are you serious EVT67.
You are comparing Isak and Trent situation. LFC have offered in the region of £110 million for Isak. Trent ran down his contract to enable him to move to Madrid for free, and spent 2 years learning Spanish. How does that compare. Imagine Isak stays and runs down his contract and leaves for free. Would Newcastle fans have a “relaxed attitude” then?
Not to forget about Jayden Danns who showed much attacking promise last season. YNWA!
Ngumoha (winger) and Nyoni (midfield) don’t play in Isak’s (striker) position, for one. Yes there’s loads of strikers out there but nowhere near as good, or tested in the EPL. We paid 80+ for Nunez, look how good he did.
Rio is a phenom, undoubtedly, but he must be handled with care based on 99% of the “teenage sensations” that have come through the EPL over the past 20 years.
With the way things have panned out we should give 115mill +10 in add ons that’s it nothing more than that take it or leave it if not accepted then we go for rodrygo for 70-80mill enough if this drama now