Yoane Wissa has gone cryptic on social media as he waits to make his Newcastle United debut.
Wissa signed from Brentford for £55million on September 1 but hasn’t yet featured for the Magpies after sustaining a knee injury on international duty with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 29-year-old isn’t due to return until after the October international break. By that point, he would have missed seven games for his club and two more for his country.
Newcastle United issue Yoane Wissa injury update
The hope is that Wissa can be available for United’s Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, October 18.
Providing an update on Wissa on Tuesday morning, Howe said: “He’s here, and he’s receiving treatment, no operation needed. Yeah, I think we’re looking at the other side of the international break. We hope he can be fit and available for that first game.
“It was [a] huge [blow]. I mean, you go into the new season with your squad and you feel you’ve got your squad sort of settled and you’ve got a plan. And then, of course, we didn’t even see Yoane. He’s come back injured. And that was a difficult one, having outlaid the money that we have.
“We knew that Yoane was Premier League ready, as it were. You know, he knows the league inside and out and has scored goals in it. But I think, look, it happened.
“We have to deal with it. I think, touch wood, it’s not a long-term injury. We get through the next few games and then he’ll be back.”
Newcastle United new signing Yoane Wissa’s cryptic social media post
Wissa hasn’t posted on social media since being unveiled as a Newcastle player – that was until Thursday evening. And his post was rather cryptic.
The player took to Instagram to upload several photos taken in the past month and the last slide was an image of a Joker card. Continuing the Joker theme, Wissa used the Joker card and half-moon emoji in the caption.
The post sparked a response from some of his Newcastle teammates. Bruno Guimaraes wrote: “Allez frerot” which translates as “come on bro” in English, while Anthony Elanga commented with a fingers-crossed emoji.
Yoane Wissa looks ahead to Newcastle United debut
Should Wissa return from injury when hoped, his St James’ Park debut would be against Benfica in the Champions League.
“It was a big part in moving here but I said to my family if I wanted to play Champions League football, I would go elsewhere but I wanted to stay in England,” Wissa told Newcastle’s matchday programme ahead of last week’s Barcelona game.
“Newcastle came along with this project and I was thinking, even without the Champions League, I’d love to be a Newcastle player and play at St. James Park. I’m looking forward to making my debut.
“It’s going to be a crazy feeling for me and my family and to play in the Champions League for the first time at the age of 29. It’s another level and such a big stage of football so I’m very excited.
“Growing up, I always watched the tournament and there’s lots of memories such as Lionel Messi’s header (against Manchester United in the 2009 final) and Real Madrid winning lots of titles.
“It’s not the same just watching it. Being a part of it will be something different and I know how big it is in Newcastle to play in this competition. I watched the game against Paris Saint-Germain a couple of seasons ago, which was unbelievable.”
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