How Newcastle Will Benefit After Contacting FIFA Over Yoane Wissa

Newcastle United are set to benefit from contacting FIFA over Yoane Wissa’s delayed debut.

The attacker joined the Magpies from Brentford earlier this summer in a deal worth around £55million despite Newcastle having a £40m offer rejected earlier in the window.

The deal would eventually get done after Wissa forced an exit but his legacy with Bees fans was left tarnished in some punters’ eyes over his actions.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews refused to pick Wissa during his final few months at his former club due to the speculation amid worries his form would suffer.

And yet, despite his lack of minutes before his move to Tyneside, DR Congo still opted to call up the 29-year-old for a pair of World Cup qualifiers against South Sudan and Senegal respectively.

Newcastle seek FIFA compensation for Yoane Wissa

The attacker managed 60 minutes against South Sudan where he found the net in a 4-1 victory before he also scored vs Senegal a few days later but Wissa picked up an injury.

That issue ruled him out for months and meant he would be unable to compete for Newcastle until after the October international break at the earliest.

Now, though, it appears Newcastle may receive compensation from FIFA after contacting the governing body over the issue.

According to the Daily Mail, the club are set to earn a payout from FIFA after they applied for the financial package as part of the Club Protection Programme (CPP) which works as an insurance scheme.

That will see the club be handed a cheque as the CPP covers clubs who see players injured for their country on international duty and unable to play for 28 days consecutively.

The same publication claims that CPP will pay Wissa’s wages from October 7 – one month after the match vs Senegal – until he makes his debut for his new team.

There was a frustration from Newcastle manager Eddie Howe who admitted at the time that it would have an impact on his side’s plans for the season.

What Eddie Howe said about Wissa injury

“Yeah, it is impactful, and of course, everyone wanted Yoane to be fit. Personally, I wouldn’t have done anything different, we did everything we could as a football club to try and look after Yoane.

“Like with any footballer, when they go away and they’re on international duty, you’re not in control of the minutes they play and unfortunately, he gets injured. Now we just have to deal the best we can with that situation.

“We think he’ll be out until the next international break, that is sort of a race on to be fit for that Brighton game, and hopefully he can make it.”

Asked if he was frustrated at Congo’s handling of the player, Howe replied: “Again, it’s one I’m not in control of, so I try not to give it too much emotion.

“Of course, we’re just devastated that he’s injured, but nothing in our control. We’ve just got to try and get him fit as quickly as possible in the safest way, and then he’s got a big part to play in our season.”