Brentford's Wissa completes £55m Newcastle move

Yoane Wissa played at clubs across France before joining Brentford in 2021

Newcastle United have signed forward Yoane Wissa for £55m from Brentford.

The fee for the DR Congo international, who scored 19 Premier League goals last season, is an initial £50m plus £5m in add-ons.

Brentford rejected two previous offers for Wissa from the Magpies this summer.

The move comes after Newcastle sold striker Alexander Isak to Liverpool for a British transfer record fee of £125m.

Wissa will wear the number nine at St James' Park.

It brings an end to a protracted transfer saga, which saw the 28-year-old issue a statement on Sunday publicly confirming he wanted to leave Brentford.

Wissa urged the Bees to "keep their word" to let him leave, and accused the London club of "unduly standing in his way" of a move to Newcastle.

Earlier in the window, the DR Congo international removed all association with the club from his Instagram account.

Wissa told the club website: "I'm really happy to be here and to sign for one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League.

"I'm very, very excited to put on the black and white shirt. I've got dreams, I've got faith, and now I will do my best to make it all happen. I can't wait to get started."

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe added: "Yoane is a player who we have admired for some time and we're delighted to have him on board.

"He brings proven Premier League quality, demonstrated not only by his goalscoring output but also the crucial work he does for the team.

"Yoane will excite our supporters and complement our style of play - he has pace, power and an excellent work rate. He immediately makes us stronger."

Wissa joined Brentford in 2021 and went on to score 49 goals in 149 appearances for the club.

He is the second striker signed by Newcastle in recent days, after they also brought in club-record signing Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart on a six-year contract.

Wissa is the sixth senior summer arrival at Newcastle, following Woltemade, goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, winger Anthony Elanga, midfielder Jacob Ramsey and centre-back Malick Thiaw.

Wissa took part in a photoshoot at Newcastle's training ground after signing