{"id":621558,"date":"2025-08-14T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=621558"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:12:22","slug":"wissa-not-to-feature-in-brentford-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wissa-not-to-feature-in-brentford-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoane Wissa to Miss Brentford\u2019s Premier League Opener Amid Transfer Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brentford will be without star forward Yoane Wissa for their Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, manager Keith Andrews has confirmed.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; &#120277;&#120293;&#120280;&#120276;&#120286;&#120284;&#120289;&#120282;: Yoane Wissa will miss Brentford's opening Premier League game against Nottingham Forest after he asked to leave the club. &#10060;<br><br>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@BBCSport<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qdcE8eYz5c\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/qdcE8eYz5c<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1955982195832521023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The decision follows ongoing uncertainty surrounding Wissa&rsquo;s future, with Newcastle United having a &pound;25m bid plus &pound;5m in add-ons rejected earlier this summer. The Bees value the DR Congo international higher, but Wissa is reportedly eager to join a club offering Champions League football.<\/p><p>The 28-year-old left Brentford&rsquo;s pre-season training camp in Portugal in July after Newcastle&rsquo;s approach, even threatening not to play for the club again if a move to St James&rsquo; Park was blocked. He only returned to first-team training earlier this month after discussions with Andrews.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I have made a decision he is not available,&rdquo; said Andrews. &ldquo;It has been a very disrupted pre-season&hellip; we have to focus on the players ready to play on Sunday, and I don&rsquo;t think Yoane is in that space.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Wissa scored 19 Premier League goals last season, helping Brentford secure a 10th-place finish after joining from Lorient in 2021. Despite the tension, Andrews insists their relationship remains strong and hopes to see the forward involved again in the future.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disrupted summer for the Bees, Wissa adding more<\/h2><p>Andrews, who replaced Thomas Frank as head coach this summer, has endured a challenging first transfer window. Brentford have already lost several key players, with Bryan Mbeumo moving to Manchester United, Christian Norgaard to Arsenal, and goalkeeper Mark Flekken to Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p><p>In response, the club have made high-profile signings, including England midfielder Jordan Henderson, Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, and Dutch attacking midfielder Antoni Milambo. However, the Wissa situation remains the biggest cloud over their preparations.<\/p><p>&ldquo;The only one who really disrupts an ideal preparation is the Yoane Wissa situation,&rdquo; admitted Andrews. &ldquo;Would the players like him to be part of the squad? Of course they would.&rdquo;<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/premier-league-strikers-at-new-clubs-top-goalscoring-odds-gyokeres-sesko-pedro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>ALSO READ: Premier League Strikers at New Clubs: Who Leads the Top Goalscoring Odds Amongst Gyokeres, Sesko, Ekitike, and Pedro?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>The opener at the City Ground will be a test of Brentford&rsquo;s depth and adaptability without one of their most dangerous attacking threats. Whether Wissa stays beyond the transfer deadline could define the Bees&rsquo; ambitions for the season, with Newcastle still circling and the forward&rsquo;s desire for a new challenge yet to be resolved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brentford will be without star forward Yoane Wissa for their Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, manager Keith Andrews has confirmed. The decision follows ongoing uncertainty surrounding Wissa&rsquo;s future, with Newcastle United having a &pound;25m bid plus &pound;5m in add-ons rejected earlier this summer. 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