Brentford’s Yoane Wissa price tag goes public after Newcastle’s £25m bid fails

With the first team squad jetting off to Asia on Friday, there’s still plenty of work to be done at home for Newcastle United this summer.

Anthony Elanga remains the only first team signing we’ve made so far this window, and time is slowly running out for us to bring more top targets to the club in time for the new season.

Yoane Wissa looks to be the next of said ‘top targets’, with the 28-year-old Brentford forward reportedly keen on the move and has even left their training camp in Portugal amidst the speculation over his future.

We now have a clearer idea of what it’ll take to bring Wissa to Tyneside this summer, and it won’t be cheap…

Brentford’s Wissa demands revealed?

According to The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath, it will take upwards of £40m for the club to consider selling the Congolese forward.

Sky Sports have reported that a £30m bid is set to follow, with Craig Hope adding that there is confidence it would take that figure to strike a deal. But The Telegraph say otherwise.

This would mean that our initial bid of £25m earlier this week fell well below the Bees’ £40m+ valuation, and makes sense as to why it was so quickly rejected despite the player’s desire to leave.

Having already pocketed £71m from selling Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United, there’s very little reason for Brentford to sell either, especially as they have been picked apart by other clubs all summer long.

Turning 29 in September, and with less than a year left on his current deal (though a one year extension clause looks to be in place), there also isn’t long left for Brentford to sell the star for big money, and now could be their last opportunity.

Should Newcastle walk away from Wissa talks?

We’ve made it repeatedly clear this summer that we will walk away from any deal where we feel like we’re being overcharged.

So for a player who’s both pushing 30 and very close to being a free agent next summer, we’d perhaps be right to stand our ground and push for a lower fee.

But it’s fast becoming the story of the summer: a financially healthy Newcastle refusing to spend big on players for Eddie Howe, and seeing their rivals swoop in with ease.

Missing out on Wissa here, particularly to a team like Spurs, would deal some considerable damage to fans’ faith in the recruitment team, and make it even more likely that Alexander Isak and Will Osula will be our only striker options come August.

Tottenham are ‘serious’ about Joao Palhinha and he might be even cheaper than expected

Tottenham’s pursuit of Joao Palhinha is expected to be far from straightforward, with a new report from Germany claiming that clubs from five different countries have submitted proposals for the Bayern Munich star.

Regular readers of Spurs Web will be aware that over the last couple of days, a number of outlets have reported that Tottenham are locked in talks with Bayern Munich over Palhinha.

Some sources have claimed that Spurs can land Palhinha for around £26m this summer, but that does not mean that a deal is expected to be easy. Others have claimed that Bayern will charge £30m for Palhinha this summer.

Earlier this week, GiveMeSport claimed that Palhinha prefers to stay at Bayern and fight for his place, with Tottenham thus having work to do to land the player.

Tottenham face competition from across Europe for Joao Palhinha

A new report in BILD has indeed confirmed that the Lilywhites are keen on securing the services of the Portugal international.

The outlet says that Thomas Frank’s side are ‘seriously interested’ in bringing the midfielder back to the Premier League, but that does not mean that a deal is likely to go through.

Bild also assert that Palhinha would prefer to remain at the Allianz Arena for the upcoming season, even though he has allegedly received offers from England, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Portugal.

The publication claims that an offer of around €25m (£21.6m) would be enough for Spurs to secure the former Fulham man, which is lower than the figures previously reported.

Spurs do not want a permanent deal for Palhinha

Bild also backs up what has been reported previously by other outlets by claiming that the North London side prefer to sign Palhinha on an initial loan deal.

Tottenham Hotspur signed Mathys Tel from the Bavarian side on loan during the January window before signing him permanently this summer, and it sounds like they may want the Bundesliga giants to offer a similar formula with the 30-year-old.

However, other sources have made it clear that Bayern will only entertain permanent offers for Palhinha this summer.

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