Newcastle's £55m 'imperfect solution' has taught them a valuable lesson

Newcastle's £55m 'imperfect solution' has taught them a valuable lesson

Newcastle United’s pursuit of Yoane Wissa was a tortuous sub-plot to the Alexander Isak saga but having finally decided to sanction a British record deal for their star striker, the Magpies found themselves all out of options. Brentford sensed the panic. Plan B Jorgen Strand Larsen was off the table and Newcastle, flush with the Isak cash, needed a striker. So a club who had been adamant Wissa was not for sale came up with a number so high that …