Newcastle United are closing in on a £55 million ($74.4m) deal for Yoane Wissa , with the Brentford forward due to undergo a medical later on Monday, sources have told ESPN.

With Newcastle agreeing a British record transfer fee of £130m for striker Alexander Isak , the club have now moved to replace the Sweden international by agreeing a deal with Brentford for the DR Congo international and sources said Eddie Howe's team are "hopeful" of getting the transfer done on deadline day.

But despite interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Jørgen Strand Larsen , sources have said that Newcastle will not pursue the Norway international if they can seal a deal for Wissa before the 7 p.m. BST, 2 p.m. ET deadline.

Wissa, 28, has not played for Brentford this season since demanding th

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