Yoane Wissa's back! Newcastle dealt another blow in striker pursuit as Brentford forward ends strike and rejoins training

Brentford shared photographs from a pre-season session, where Wissa can be seen training hard with his team-mates. At one point, the striker had threatened to go on a strike as he was desperate to leave the club in search of Champions League football.

Newcastle, who are looking to strengthen their attack after returning to the Champions League this year, were strongly interested in signing Wissa, although Brentford made it clear that they were reluctant to part ways with another first-team star after Mbeumo's transfer to Manchester United. The Bees were eyeing a move for Celtic's Daizen Maeda as a possible replacement for Wissa. 

With the 28-year-old attacker unlikely to leave Brentford, Newcastle are still pursuing a move for Benjamin Sesko, although they face stiff competition from Manchester United for the RB Leipzig striker. 

Brentford will be next seen in action on August 8 as they host Borussia Monchengladbach in their final pre-season friendly before the new Premier League campaign.