Yoane Wissa’s value has crashed during his first season at Newcastle United – leaving the Magpies with headaches as they plot an overhaul of their attacking department this summer.
Wissa was signed from Brentford for a fee of £50m plus £5m for hitting easily achievable add-ons in a deadline day deal that some insiders now admit was motivated by “panic” at the unfolding Alexander Isak situation.
As part of a trading strategy that insiders describe as “fluid”, Newcastle would consider offers but The i Paper understands that one Premier League club who would be interested rate him around the £15m to £20m mark. Wissa will be 30 shortly after next season kicks off, and his age is a big part of the reason his valuation has depreciated steeply, while an injury-hit campaign has seen him drop to become Eddie Howe’s fourth-choice striker.
Wissa has scored three times this season but only once in the Premier League. He has played a grand total of 17 minutes in the league since starting the 3-2 defeat to Brentford on 7 February and Howe has admitted that he is in desperate need of a “full pre-season” before Newcastle fans see the best of him.
The nature of the rebuild Newcastle are plotting means there is some uncertainty around whether that happens.
It’s possible that both Gordon (right) and Wissa could leave this summer (Photo: PA)Newcastle will sign at least one specialist striker this summer but if Anthony Gordon departs – and Bayern Munich’s interest is deemed serious by sources, even if the asking price is closer to £80m – they will seek to replace him with another forward. The i Paper has been told the recruitment strategy will be a combination of established names with some up-and-coming stars unlikely to be on the radar of supporters. Driving down the age profile of the squad is a key part of planning, which has ramped up significantly in the last fortnight.
Newcastle’s dilemma is that they will have to operate a “one in, one out” policy, partly to comply with financial regulations. “The days of acquiring £100million players to just hold onto them are gone,” one senior St James’ Park source told The i Paper this week.
While Isak’s struggles have been headline news after his British record transfer move, Wissa is another cautionary tale about the perils of going on strike to force a move.
While the transfer did happen – Newcastle’s transfer team requiring special sign-off from their Public Investment Fund owners given the numbers involved and the fact Wissa was out of the normal age profile for signings – there were red flags.
Those involved in the deal said he became “totally deconditioned” during the summer, to the point that his stats were significantly behind his teammates. He ignored advice to keep training in an attempt to force through his move to Newcastle and then sustained an injury on international duty shortly after completing his move.
Howe says Wissa needs a full pre-season befroe fans see the best of him (Photo: Getty)The nature of Newcastle’s stop-start season, with little opportunity to train at full pace with his teammates, has left him unable to catch up. It feels as if Howe, who preferred Will Osula at Selhurst Park last week, has written off his chances of making an impact this term.
“He’s had a very difficult season and I think the most difficult part for Yoane is that he got back fit and of course there was a huge feeling inside of him that he wanted to rush back and show everyone how good he is and then we haven’t been able to train him how we would normally train him,” the Newcastle manager said.
“It’s [been] very small groups, a game every two or three days, stop-start for him, he was never able to get a rhythm. We’ve probably seen the best of him in his time at Newcastle this week, we’ve been pleased with him physically.
“He’s been trying, he’s been really wanting to make a difference. There have been physical things stopping him from doing that. No injury, just time on the pitch, he needs training to get his body up to full speed. The best is yet to come.”
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