Manager Keith Andrews says striker ‘not ready to play’
Club holding out for fee of £40m
Keith Andrews has revealed Yoane Wissa will not take part in Brentford’s opening game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday amid strong interest from Newcastle. The forward from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is understood to have been training on his own this week as Andrews prepares to take charge of his first match since succeeding Thomas Frank.
Brentford are holding out for about £40m and Newcastle have proved unwilling to match their valuation for the 28-year-old, who scored 19 times in the Premier League last season, having had an offer worth up to £30m rejected last month.
Wissa has made no secret of his desire to leave after a bid from Forest was rejected by Brentford in January and Andrews said he had decided not to involve him. “It has been a very disrupted pre-season – you’re aware of that interest in Yoane.
