Newcastle United fans could finally be set to see Yoane Wissa rather imminently.
At long last, Wissa could make his Newcastle United debut against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.
It has been a long road for Wissa, who hasn’t played a Premier League game since May and suffered a knee injury while playing for DR Congo in September.
If you bumped into Eddie Howe on the street right now, what changes would you tell him to make vs Burnley?!
I’d be telling him to get Anthony Gordon in the XI after his cameo against Spurs!
However, everything is looking positive right now. The 29-year-old has come through a bespoke training regime and could be set to make his Newcastle bow within days.
Club owners PIF were uneasy about signing Wissa from Brentford due to his age but, now, he has the chance to respond and it seems as if he is up for the fight.
Yoane Wissa is relishing the pressure at Newcastle United
That’s because, according to talkSPORT, the forward is relishing the pressure of following in some iconic footsteps.
Wissa, of course, has the club’s legendary No.9 shirt previously worn by the likes of Alan Shearer, Jackie Milburn and Andy Cole. Such a reaction says an awful lot about his character behind the scenes.
It’s also added that Wissa waived a bonus at Brentford and made a wage concession, such was his desire to make the move up to Tyneside happen.
The report also claims that the decision over whether he’ll be in the squad on Saturday will be made on Friday.
Imagine the scenes if Yoane Wissa’s first game back sees him score the winner in the derby 😍
Would that alone make the £50m worth it?! Feels like it would be a start…
Everything that has been said about Yoane Wissa at Newcastle United is positive
Wissa feels that he owes Newcastle United, which again speaks to his character.
His knee injury was a freak accident and no one can be blamed for it, but to still feel indebted should show how much Wissa feels connected to a club he’s not even played for.
Furthermore, Wissa is impressing Newcastle teammates in training.
Quite literally everything that has come out about him behind the scenes has been positive.
Judgement will only be made when he’s up and running but the early signs are very positive.
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