Tottenham remain interested in Yoane Wissa as Brentford reject £20m Nottingham Forest bid

Tottenham remain interested in signing Yoane Wissa this summer as Brentford reject a bid in the region of £20million from Nottingham Forest for the striker.

Forest have reignited their interest in Wissa after seeing a bid worth around £22m rejected in January. Their latest offer falls below that figure.

Spurs enquired about Wissa earlier this summer and were told by Brentford that a fee of at least £50m would be required. There has been no contact between the clubs in two weeks, but Standard Sport understands that the 28-year-old remains a target.

Spurs have already spent £51m on turning loan deals for Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso into permanent deals, and earlier this week, young Japanese defender Kota Takai joined for £5m.

Mohamed Kudus was on Thursday confirmed as Spurs’ fourth summer signing, arriving from West Ham in a £55m deal, and Morgan Gibbs-White is set to undergo a medical at Hotspur Way after his £60m release clause was triggered.

Forest want to reinvest that fee, along with the £52m Newcastle are set to spend on Anthony Elanga, in bolstering their attacking options, prompting return interest in Wissa.

Wissa scored 19 non-penalty goals last season, becoming Brentford’s all-time Premier League goalscorer in the process.

REUNION? YOANE WISSA AND THOMAS FRANK

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The Congolese forward struck up a fearsome partnership with Bryan Mbeumo last season, contributing to 39 of the Bees’ 66 league goals, but the latter is expected to depart this summer, with Manchester United weighing up a third bid for the 25-year-old after seeing an improved offer worth around £62m rejected.

Brentford are adamant they will not sell both Wissa and Mbeumo this summer unless the price is too good to turn down. Brentford have already lost long-serving head coach Thomas Frank and captain Christian Norgaard to Tottenham and Arsenal, respectively.

In a summer of change for the Bees, Keith Andrews has been appointed as head coach, after a year as set-piece coach, and named Neil Macfarlane, Mehmet Ali and Martin Drury as assistant first-team coaches.

They’ve also added Antoni Milmabo, Caoimhin Kelleher and Michael Kayode, who signed permanently after a six-month loan from Fiorentina, to their ranks and are set to announce the arrival of former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson on a free transfer.