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.

Liverpool are reported to have lodged a bid for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitiké after Newcastle United ended their pursuit of the Frenchman.

The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano both report that Newcastle have now cooled their interest in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitiké. Earlier this week, Newcastle had a bid rejected for Ekitiké by