Newcastle turn attention to Wissa amid Liverpool interest in Hugo Ekitike

Newcastle are interested in Brentford forward Yoane Wissa.

The Magpies are in the market for a striker, knowing that they could miss out on Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike amid interest from Liverpool.

Newcastle saw a club-record bid of £70m rejected by the Bundesliga club for Ekitike.

Sky Sports News understands Wissa is valued around £30m - with one year left on his Bees contract - but other sources have claimed the figure is closer to £40m.

The 28-year-old Congo international scored 19 goals across his 35 Premier League appearances last season.

Nottingham Forest had a bid of around £25m turned down for Wissa earlier this window.

Tottenham had also been interested in the forward but the arrival of Mohammed Kudus has lessened the need for the addition of Wissa.

If Newcastle or any club does a deal for Wissa, it would have implications for Manchester United's pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo.

SSN reported that Brentford are highly unlikely to sell both players. The departure of Wissa would make it incredibly difficult for Brentford to sell Mbeumo as well.

It is seen by the club as too significant a loss of attacking talent and goals after already losing their head coach Thomas Frank and captain Christian Norgaard this summer.