{"id":713,"date":"2025-08-21T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:52:36","slug":"brentford-reject-40m-newcastle-bid-for-wissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"Brentford reject \u00a340m Newcastle bid for Wissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brentford have turned down Newcastle&#8217;s improved bid of \u00a340m for striker Yoane Wissa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magpies were proposing a \u00a335m initial fee plus a further \u00a35m in add-ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle reopened talks with Brentford on Wednesday but sources told BBC Sport that the latest bid fell below the Bees&#8217; valuation of Wissa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is understood Wissa held talks with Brentford&#8217;s owner Matthew Benham on Tuesday, a development that prompted the discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magpies&#8217; previous bid for the 28-year-old was worth up to \u00a330m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, Wissa removed all association with Brentford from his\u00a0Instagram account,\u00a0external\u00a0as his future took a fresh twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DR Congo forward wants to join Newcastle but so far Brentford have refused to sanction his exit. He scored 19 goals in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BBC Sport were first to reveal that Wissa had\u00a0flown home early\u00a0from their pre-season camp in Portugal in July after which he threatened not to play or train for the club again if they did not sanction his protracted move to St James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then there had been a slight thawing of relations resulting in Wissa returning to first-team training while continuing to make absolutely clear he wanted to join Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wissa believed that Brentford would sanction his transfer north once they signed his replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, Wissa has been expecting Brentford to agree his move to Tyneside this week after the west London side completed the signing of\u00a0Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brentford have already lost fellow forward Bryan Mbeumo this summer to Manchester United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1958161386606886927\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brentford have turned down Newcastle&#8217;s improved bid of \u00a340m for striker Yoane Wissa. The Magpies were proposing a \u00a335m initial fee plus a further \u00a35m in add-ons. Newcastle reopened talks with Brentford on Wednesday but sources told BBC Sport that the latest bid fell below the Bees&#8217; valuation of Wissa. 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