Yoane Wissa ‘tells Brentford he will NEVER play for them again' as Newcastle consider Nicolas Jackson instead
And it's claimed that if the Bees continue to play hard ball, the Toon could move on to Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson instead.
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Wissa, 28, has received serious interest from Newcastle this summer.
Brentford recently turned down a £25million Magpies bid for their forward.
While the DR Congo international has also attracted strong interest from Nottingham Forest and Tottenham.
Wissa left Brentford's pre-season trip to Portugal last week for talks with club chiefs regarding his future.
According to the Mail's Craig Hope, the striker has now informed Bees bosses that he will refuse to play for the club again.
Wissa reportedly feels that he was promised a move this summer and is unhappy that Brentford have reneged on such an agreement.
The 19-goal striker is desperate to play in the Champions League and feels that he may not get such an opportunity again.
Brentford are eager to hold on to Wissa, having already lost boss Thomas Frank and several members of the Dane's coaching staff to Tottenham, as well as Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United.
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Newcastle are assessing several forward options, amid the bombshell revelation earlier this week that Alexander Isak wants to leave.
Eddie Howe 's side are targeting RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko as a potential replacement for Isak.
Dan Burn and Bruno Guimaraes discuss Alexander Isak's future after Newcastle star's transfer bombshell
But with Callum Wilson having also departed this summer, Newcastle are on the lookout for a secondary option to either Isak or Sesko.
In addition to Sesko, the Mail claim that Chelsea ace Jackson is on Newcastle's list.
The 24-year-old has scored 30 goals in 81 appearances for the Blues across the last two seasons, but could be made available for the right price this summer.
Newcastle could face competition for Jackson's signature from Manchester united.
While SunSport exclusively revealed this week that the Senegalese ace has turned down approaches from Napoli and AC Milan.
In addition to Wissa, Sesko and Jackson, Ollie Watkins is admired by Newcastle.
Aston Villa aren't thought to be keen on selling the England international this summer, but it remains to be seen whether a big-money bid could change their stance.
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