Newcastle United take on Brentford this weekend, but Yoane Wissa will miss out against his former club.
The Magpies beat Athletic Club 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night, as Dan Burn and Joelinton both scored.
Eddie Howe doesn’t want Newcastle to be ‘a cup team’, so his players must turn up at Brentford this weekend.
Newcastle have been inconsistent in Premier League action and especially disappointing away from home.
A trip to Brentford is tricky at the best of times, and Newcastle make the trip without former Bees forward Yoane Wissa.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews on Newcastle United’s Yoane Wissa
Wissa joined Newcastle on transfer deadline day, but he still hasn’t made his Magpies debut.
The DR Congo international would love to be involved against Brentford, but he remains injured.
Bees boss Keith Andrews wanted to keep Wissa over the summer and has now commented on the Newcastle forward.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Andrews branded Wissa a ‘very good player’, and he is somewhat pleased to see the Newcastle attacker miss out.
Andrews went on to talk about the transfer itself and offered a pretty honest view on Wissa’s exit.
The Irishman believes Brentford have done ‘pretty well’ out of Wissa’s transfer, pointing to his age as a key factor.
“Wissa is a very good player, so I am not too displeased that he is not going to be available because it’s the nature of competing against teams,” said Andrews.
“Around the transfer window, I was glad when it was closed; it wasn’t enjoyable for a lot of people, I would imagine. I think the nature of that deal in particular – there was a lot made around certain aspects of it.
“Ultimately, they paid a really good fee for a player of a certain age, a really good player, but I think we as a club did pretty well out of that,” he added.
Yoane Wissa injury update ahead of Brentford v Newcastle United
Wissa turned 29 in September, and many have questioned the logic behind paying big money for his signature.
Newcastle forked out £55million to sign Wissa and have yet to receive any returns on that investment.
Some had hoped that Wissa would make his debut against Brentford, but that will not happen.
The Daily Mail report that Newcastle were hopeful of Wissa being involved, but his return has been pushed back again.
Wissa is ‘desperate’ to repay Newcastle’s faith in him, but he must wait a while for his debut.
Newcastle may use Wissa in a behind-closed-doors game to prepare him for first-team action, but an exact date for his return is not yet known.
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