Newcastle United have stepped away from negotiations to sign Brentford striker Yoane Wissa after the west London club refused to lower their sky-high demands, according to multiple outlets, including Sky Sports.

Speaking on Saturday after Brentford's 1-1 draw with Gil Vicente, Bees head coach Keith Andrews said he expected Wissa to return to training this week. “He has gone back to London,” he said. “It was his decision, obviously because of speculation.

All eyes will be on west London this week as Newcastle United await to see whether transfer target Yoane Wissa returns to training with Brentford. Wissa left the club’s Portugal training camp near Lisbon last week as crunch talks were arranged with club chief Phil Giles to thrash out his future.