Yoane Wissa move to Newcastle United is close with offer now increased by £10m – Sky Sports | OneFootball

Whilst other Newcastle United issues are dominating the headlines, Sky Sports are now reporting that Yoane Wissa could shortly be on his way to St James’ Park.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that Newcastle had seen a £25m offer turned down for the Brentford striker.

There was talk immediately of an improved offer going in, with £30m popularly reported in the media as set to be the level of the new bid.

Now on Thursday, Sky Sports report that their information is that discussions are in progress between the two clubs, with a £35m package now on the table. A total of £10m more than the original offer, although no word on whether this £35m would all be guaranteed, or whether a small part of it would be potential future add-ons.

Yoane Wissa had travelled with the rest of the Brentford squad to Portugal for a pre-season training camp. However, the striker returned to the UK not long after arriving in Portugal, leaving his Brentford teammates as he wants to get this exit from Brentford pushed through.

The chance of Champions League football has previously been reported as a big factor in Wissa wanting to come to Newcastle United and with him set to turn 29 in September, this is a key moment in his career and what he no doubt will hope is his last big move, having been at Brentford for four years.

Sky Sports say that their information is that the player definitely wants to leave and that he is currently training on his own in London, as he waits for a green light on the move to Newcastle United.

Sky Sports saying that transfer is now moving towards a successful conclusion, with Eddie Howe finally set to add Yoane Wissa to Anthony Elanga, his only major signing of the summer so far.

The 28 year old striker scored 19 Premier League goals last season for Brentford, plus four assists, making 34 PL starts in 2024/25.

That came after scoring 12 Premier League goals in 2023/24 and getting three assists, making 29 PL starts.

Yoane Wissa won the penalty (photo above) when Bryan Mbeumo scored in the 2-1 Newcastle win at St James’ Park in April 2025. Before that, Wissa scored in all three of the last three matches when Brentford faced Newcastle United, the 4-2 NUFC win at Brentford in May 2024, the 4-2 Brentford win in December 2024, plus the 3-1 Newcastle Carabao Cup win, also in December 2024.