Newcastle United have turned to Brentford star Yoane Wissa having ended their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike. The Magpies made an opening offer of £70million for Ekitike this week, one rejected by the Bundesliga side who are demanding his release clause of £86m be met in full.

The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano both report that Newcastle have now cooled their interest in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitiké. Earlier this week, Newcastle had a bid rejected for Ekitiké by

Hugo Ekitike will become Liverpool's new centre-forward after the Reds agreed a six-year contract with the French forward, who had been targeted by Newcastle United

Hugo Ekitike has become one of Europe’s most remarkable young forwards after an impressive 18-month stint at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Newcastle United have turned their attention to Brentford striker Yoane Wissa after ending their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike, with a deal for the DR Congo international now firmly in their sights. While talks with Brentford are yet to begin,

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Liverpool handed key boost as Hugo Ekitike transfer enters advanced talks - Ekitike wants to move to Liverpool and personal terms could be agreed with the 23-year-old

Confidence is growing that Newcastle can quickly wrap up the signing of Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt after sending club officials to Germany to finalise the transfer, and with David Ornstein revealing how his arrival will impact the Magpies’ side,