Newcastle sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford after bitter Alexander Isak sale confirmed

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly with the latest news, pictures and videos

Newcastle United have signed a £55m deal to sign forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford.

The 28-year-old has completed his Newcastle medical after they agreed a four-year contract with the club.

It brings an end to the drama, which saw the Wissa issue a statement on Sunday publicly confirming he wanted to leave Brentford.

Wissa was a key target for the Magpies and Brentford rejected two previous offers for him this summer. He will now play number nine at St James’ Park.

In a statement, Brentford FC said: “The forward signed from French club Lorient in August 2021 and scored 49 goals in 149 appearances for Brentford.

“In his first season, Wissa scored 10 goals in all competitions and then added another seven in 2022/23.

“Wissa missed part of the 2023/24 campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations with DR Congo, where his nation were beaten by South Africa on penalties in the third-place play-off, but hit his best patch of form in a Brentford shirt on his return.”

The statement continued: “Wissa ended that season with a run of eight goals and two assists in 15 games helping him to become the Bees’ top scorer.

“During the 2024/25 campaign Wissa became the club’s record Premier League goalscorer (45), surpassing Ivan Toney’s previous record of 36. He ended the season with 19 top-flight goals.”

his is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly with the latest news, pictures and videos.

**You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest stories straight to your inbox ** by signing up for our newsletters.

Get all the very best headlines, pictures, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

**Follow Daily Star on Android – ** CLICK HERE

**Follow Daily Star on Apple – ** CLICK HERE

**Follow Daily Star on Snapchat – ** CLICK HERE

You can also sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news by following @‌starbreaksnews and follow us @‌dailystar for all the latest updates.

Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at

Daily Star .