Brentford are closing in on a £42.5million deal for Bournemouth ahead Dango Outtara, talkSPORT understands.
A club-to-club settlement is anticipated imminently and Outtara is eager on the transfer from the Cherries.
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Outtara’s arrival on the Gtech Group Stadium ought to enable Yoane Wissa to then be part of Newcastle from Brentford.
Brentford had been adamant that Wissa wouldn’t be offered after Bryan Mbeumo left to hitch Manchester United for £71million.
However talkSPORT beforehand reported that they have been prepared to melt their not-for-sale stance on Wissa in the event that they discovered a alternative.
And now it seems Ouattara is about to turn out to be that alternative.
Wissa is at present coaching alone and pushing for a switch to Newcastle after leaving Brentford’s pre-season camp in Portugal.
The Magpies have seen two bids for Wissa rejected, together with one value an preliminary £30m plus £5m in potential add-ons.
The DR Congo worldwide, who has lower than one yr remaining on his contract, believes he had a gentleman’s settlement with Brentford to depart this summer season after agreeing to remain for the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
He needs to play Champions League soccer and has been prepared to attend for Newcastle, with Toon now anticipating to get a deal over the road by the top of this week.
Brentford signing Outtara and Newcastle bringing in Wissa might then open the door for Alexander Isak to depart St James’ Park.
The Magpies have been reluctant to promote Isak with out discovering a alternative first – they usually not too long ago missed out on Benjamin Sesko to Man United regardless of making a club-record £69.4m bid.
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Newcastle have additionally been linked with Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, RB Leipzig’s Lois Openda and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.
talkSPORT understands the Toon Military have additionally enquired in regards to the availability of Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.
However evidently Wissa is lastly going to be the person to return in.
Sweden celebrity Isak is determined to hitch Liverpool, who had a £110m rejected earlier this month, and he’s at present banished from Newcastle coaching amid hypothesis over his future.
Nonetheless, with the switch dominoes now falling, he appears to be like to doubtlessly be getting the transfer he needs to Anfield.
The Reds are available in the market for a brand new beginning striker after agreeing to promote Darwin Nunez to Al-Hilal for £46.3m.
Who’s Dango Ouattara?
Burkina Faso worldwide Ouattara scored seven objectives within the Premier League final season.
That features a hat-trick towards Nottingham Forest in January.
The 23-year-old emerged as a helpful striker for Bournemouth amid an damage disaster final time period.
He had beforehand been deployed at left-back or wing-back.
Ouattara joined the Cherries in a £19.5m transfer from FC Lorient in 2023 and is contracted to the Vitality Stadium till 2028.
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