Overview
- Eddie Howe said Yoane Wissa is getting closer after two behind-closed-doors 11v11s in which he played about 30 minutes and "did well."
- Newcastle planned to decide after Friday’s training whether to include him against Burnley, with a possible alternative debut at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League reported if he is not selected.
- Wissa has returned to full training following a knee injury suffered on DR Congo duty in September and has yet to play since his £55 million move from Brentford.
- He is not in DR Congo’s AFCON squad and posted on Instagram that he would be “the number one supporter,” keeping him available for club selection.
- talkSPORT reports he waived a Brentford bonus and accepted a wage concession to help complete the transfer.