Newcastle United are on the hunt for a new centre-forward after seeing a bid for Hugo Ekitike rejected earlier this week.The Magpies look set to lose their transfer battle with Liverpool for the

Newcastle are expected to accelerate their interest in Brentford striker Yoane Wissa in the next 24 hours after withdrawing from their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike.

Newcastle will shift focus to other targets with The Athletic reporting they are now exploring a move to sign Wissa. His contract in west London is set to expire next summer although the Bees do have the option to extend that by a further 12 months.