Overview

• Multiple outlets report an agreement worth up to £55m, with Sky Sports saying £50m guaranteed plus £5m in add-ons.
• Wissa has arrived on Tyneside for a medical and personal terms are described as agreed in principle.
• Brentford previously rejected offers reported at about £35m plus add-ons after holding firm on a higher valuation near £60m.
• The deal comes as Newcastle reshape their attack, having signed Nick Woltemade and agreed a British-record sale of Alexander Isak to Liverpool.
• Wissa, who scored 19 Premier League goals last season, had not featured for Brentford, trained separately, and publicly claimed the club had written it would allow a move for a reasonable offer.