Published: 17:00, 6 November 2025 | Updated: 17:00, 6 November 2025

Yoane Wissa will NOT make his Newcastle debut at former club Brentford this weekend, as was previously mooted. 

Confidential can reveal that the timeframe on the striker’s comeback has been revised and, while the hope is he will be available not long after the international break, the exact date is unknown.

Wissa is said to be working well on the grass and is building up his fitness. His knee is feeling strong and, as such, there is no ‘injury’.

However, Newcastle want the 29-year-old to be ready to impact and impress when he does finally play. It would be seen as counterproductive were they to rush him back and his performances be way below his best level.

Rather, the hope is that Wissa’s work on the training ground, perhaps with a behind-closed-doors friendly, will leave him in a better place both physically and mentally, knowing he has the equivalent of a pre-season under his belt.

The player himself is said to be desperate to repay the faith and patience Newcastle showed...