Yoane Wissa: Newcastle dealt another transfer blow as Brentford boss 'fully expects' striker to stay | OneFootball

Keith Andrews is adamant that the wantaway striker will not be leaving this summer

Brentford manager Keith Andrews "fully expects" Yoane Wissa to remain at the club this summer amid interest from Newcastle.

Newcastle are desperate for attacking reinforcements as they face dealing with an exiled striker of their own with Alexander Isak pushing to join Liverpool. The Magpies are braced for a second bid from the Premier League champions in the coming days, but will not sell unless two replacements are signed.

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Wissa has been the subject of two rejected Newcastle bids so far this summer, the most recent totalling £40million, and Eddie Howe has also reportedly failed with a £50m bid for Wolves' forward Jorgen Strand Larsen.

It remains to be seen if Newcastle go back in for Wissa, but Bees head coach Andrews remains convinced that the striker is not leaving.

He told reporters of Wissa: "He won't be involved [against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup]. Again, it's just a decision based around what I feel is best for the group. The focus is on the group tomorrow. Yoane won't be involved," Andrew told reporters when the topic of Wissa's future was brought up.

"As far as I'm concerned, there's been no movement in any way and I fully expect Yoane to be here come next Tuesday [after the transfer deadline]. [Reintegration] is the plan. If I didn't think it would be, my stance on it would probably be different."

Andrews’ firm words are yet another hammer blow to Newcastle in what has been a miserable summer thus far, having been rejected by Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko before being sent packing by Brentford and Wolves. They have signed Aaron Ramsdale.