Brentford reject Forest bid for Wissa
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Yoane Wissa is pushing to leave Brentford this summer, talkSPORT understands. The Bees have rejected an offer from Nottingham Forest for Wissa, but talks between the two clubs are ongoing.
Will Yoane Wissa see out the final year of his contract with Brentford? Nothing is certain yet, especially as the Congolese striker is attracting a lot of interest this summer. After delivering some stellar performances last season,
Phil: I'm not too sure on Wissa. Great player but at 29 and with a hefty price tag, he doesn't fit with the players we usually sign. However, it it happens, that seals the fate of Richarlison and Son Heung-min.
TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has confirmed that Nottingham Forest have rekindled their interest in Yoane Wissa in the wake of losing Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White. However, Brentford insist they want £50million for the DR Congo international.
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Tottenham have been told they must pay at least £50million to sign Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. Spurs are looking for attacking reinforcements and have identified Wissa as an option after seeing a £50m bid rejected by West Ham Mohammed Kudus.
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TEAMtalk on MSNMan Utd served critical Mbeumo ultimatum with Tottenham deal to wreck Amorim dreamTottenham's pursuit of Yoane Wissa creates a potentially critical problem for Man Utd in their chase for Bryan Mbeumo, with a race against time underway.
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Football365 on MSNBrentford receive ‘fresh offer’ for forward as Man Utd fear Mbeumo transfer collapseOrnstein, writing for The Athletic, confirms that Forest’s interest in Wissa was revived after their failed winter bid. They offered £25m in January, only to be rejected. Their ‘fresh offer’, however, is reportedly still below Brentford’s asking price of ‘more than £50 million’.
Scoring goals was not exactly an issue for Spurs under Ange Postecoglou, but burnout was. As Frank puts his players' fitness to the test with a pre-season 1,000-metre sprint race, the news of reinforcements to boost our strength in depth is very welcome.