Soccer-Newcastle sign Wissa from Brentford to replace Isak

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion - GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain - April 19, 2025 Brentford's Yoane Wissa celebrates scoring their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) -Newcastle United clinched the 55 million pounds ($74.30 million)signing of Brentford striker Yoane Wissa on Monday shortly after it was confirmed that their Sweden forward Alexander Isak had joined Liverpool for a British record transfer fee.

The 28-year-old DR Congo international has been the number one target for Newcastle since it became clear that Isak wanted to move to Liverpool, which he did for 125 million pounds.