'We are told' – Major update on Yoane Wissa to Newcastle after £42m Brentford twist

Newcastle's summer has sprung back into life this week, with Malick Thiaw sealing a £34m move from AC Milan and Jacob Ramsey currently on Tyneside to finalise a £40m-plus move from Aston Villa.

All eyes have now turned to strikers and it looks like Yoane Wissa's proposed move to Newcastle United will finally click into gear in the coming days.

The domino effect we'd been waiting for was kickstarted last night, as Brentford agreed a £42m deal to sign Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara.

Sky Sports' Keith Downie reports that Wissa's camp received assurances that Brentford would engage with Newcastle and sanction a move to St James' Park should they bring in another forward.

With that now happening, Newcastle are 'moving quickly' to land Wissa, reports Craig Hope, with significant progress expected over the weekend to finally land that Callum Wilson replacement.

Writing on X, Downie said: 'Newcastle are expected to move quickly on Yoane Wissa. We are told Wissa’s reps were assured Brentford would engage with #NUFC if they got movement on forward reinforcements.'

A deal worth £35m has been mooted, as we reported last weekend, and the DR Congo star's representatives are in discussions with Newcastle in a bid to finalise personal terms, which are unlikely to be a problem.

As Craig Hope adds, Newcastle have waited for the situation to play out, knowing Wissa is so keen to sign, despite rival interest rom Spurs, Forest, NEOM and Al Nassr.