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Newcastle are closing in on an agreement for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa worth more than £50m, a day after he urged the Bees to “keep their word” and let him leave.

Brentford have already rejected two offers for the DR Congo international this summer – with the latest being £35m guaranteed plus £5m in add-ons.

It comes after Liverpool agreed a British transfer record fee of £125m to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.

Magpies boss Eddie Howe is desperate to strengthen his forward line, despite completing the club record signing of striker Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart on a six-year contract last week.

Wissa, 28, issued a statement on Sunday publicly confirming he wanted to leave and accusing Brentford of “unduly standing in his way” of a move to Newcastle.

In a statement on Instagram, Wissa said: “I have stayed silent for much of the summer, but with just hours remaining of the transfer window I feel compelled to make it clear that I want to leave Brentford.

“I believe the club are unduly standing in my way despite a series of fair offers throughout the summer.”

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Brentford and Newcastle reopened talks on Monday in an attempt to conclude a deal before the 19:00 BST deadline.

The Bees sold forward Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United for an initial £65m earlier in the window.

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken has also left to join Bayer Leverkusen for £8m, while midfielder Christian Norgaard moved to Arsenal in a £15m deal.

Last month, Brentford completed a club record deal of up to £42.5m for forward Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth.

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Newcastle are expected to accelerate their interest in Brentford striker Yoane Wissa in the next 24 hours after withdrawing from their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike.

The Magpies want to sign a new centre-forward but their £70m offer to Eintracht Frankfurt for 23-year-old Frenchman Ekitike was rejected.

Liverpool have also targeted Ekitike as a possible alternative to their first-choice target, Newcastle’s Alexander Isak.

And with Newcastle adamant Isak is not for sale, the Anfield club are now expected to step up their interest in Ekitike.

Sources have told BBC Sport that with Newcastle’s efforts to land Ekitike hitting complications in the last 24 hours, the Magpies have turned their attentions to Wissa.

Brentford attacker Wissa, 28, is also a target for Tottenham and Nottingham Forest

Read Also: EPL: Yoane Wissa scores brace as Brentford beat Luton 5-1

It is understood Newcastle’s interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo international is less advanced than that of those clubs as things stand, but it is now set to ramp up as the club from north east England increase their efforts to sign a striker.

Brentford are adamant they do not want to lose Bryan Mbeumo, who is coveted by Manchester United, and Wissa this summer – but Wissa is open to leaving the Bees for a chance to play in the Champions League.

He has scored 45 goals in 137 Premier League appearances since joining from Lorient in 2021.