Wissa left Brentford in the summer to join Newcastle United in a £55m summer deal
12:35, 07 Nov 2025
Yoane Wissa joined Newcastle United from Brentford in the summer(Image: 2025 Newcastle United)
Brentford boss Keith Andrews believes Newcastle United paid a ‘really good fee’ for a ‘really good player’ in Yoane Wissa.
But he insists the Bees came out of the situation ‘well’ after his £55million move to Newcastle was confirmed on transfer deadline day.
The Magpies spent all summer chasing the 29-year-old’s signature and the two clubs eventually agreed on a fee in the dying embers of the transfer window.
However, Wissa then picked up a knee injury while on international duty with DR Congo in September and he is yet to kick a ball for Eddie Howe’s side this season.
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So when Newcastle make the trip to West London to take on Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday, Wissa will not be involved.
And Andrews has admitted he was ‘not too displeased’ to see they wouldn’t have to come up against their former forward at the Gtech Community Stadium.
“Yoane Wissa is a very good player,” Andrews said.
“So I am not too displeased that he is not going to be available because it’s the nature of competing against other teams.
Brentford’s manager Keith Andrews celebrates victory over Liverpool(Image: Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images)
“Around the transfer window, I was glad when it was closed, it wasn’t enjoyable for a lot of people, I would imagine. I think the nature of that deal in particular, there was a lot made around certain aspects of it.
“Ultimately, Newcastle United paid a really good fee for a player of a certain age, a really good player, but I think we as a club did pretty well out of that.”
Newcastle will take on Brentford on Sunday afternoon, with kick-off at 2pm.
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