Yoane Wissa has urged Brentford to honour what he claims was a promise to let him go away this summer time, accusing the membership of “unduly standing in his means” of a switch to Newcastle.
With simply two days left within the switch window, the DR Congo worldwide is pissed off that Brentford have rejected two bids from Newcastle – the most recent price £35m plus £5m in add-ons.
Sources recommend the Bees initially valued Wissa at £40m, however their asking worth has since risen to round £60m.
Wissa, who has scored 49 objectives in 149 video games since becoming a member of in 2021, has not featured for the primary group this season and has been coaching individually from Keith Andrews’ squad.
In an announcement launched on social media, the 27-year-old made his stance clear.
“I’ve stayed silent for a lot of the summer time, however with simply hours remaining of the switch window I really feel compelled to make it clear that I wish to go away Brentford. I consider the membership are unduly standing in my means regardless of a sequence of honest gives all through the summer time.
“Because the window involves an finish, the membership has now considerably modified its place, going towards what was communicated.
“This has left me in a troublesome and irritating place. The promise that I may go away this summer time has not been fulfilled. It saddens me to have to write down that, and I keep complete respect for the membership and its followers.”
Wissa went on to emphasize that staying towards his needs would bitter what has in any other case been a profitable spell in west London.
“Being made to remain past this summer time will solely tarnish 4 great years at this unbelievable membership and so I ask Brentford’s house owners and administrators to now honour their promise to let me go away within the closing hours of the window.”
Wissa lower brief Brentford’s pre-season camp in Portugal after making clear his need to affix Newcastle. Whereas he briefly returned to first-team coaching, he has since been working away from the primary squad.
The ahead – who netted 19 Premier League objectives final season – has additionally eliminated all Brentford-related content material from his social media.
In his assertion, he added that he had “open discussions” with senior administration earlier in the summertime, throughout which he claims he was advised “the membership wouldn’t stand in my means if an affordable provide was obtained. This was additionally put in writing”.
He continued:”I wish to make it clear that I’ve not acted unprofessionally, nor do I want to go away Brentford on dangerous phrases.
“I’ve been clear in my place all through. I’ve continued to speak brazenly with the membership and conduct myself in a means that displays my values as each a footballer and a human being.
“I stay hopeful {that a} honest and affordable decision can nonetheless be discovered earlier than the switch window shuts. Within the meantime, I need to do what I really feel is correct for my profession and household and demand that Brentford honour their promise to let me be part of a brand new membership and at a good worth.”
