Yoane Wissa: Brentford sign DR Congo forward from French side Lorient on four-year deal

Last update on.Yoane Wissa started his career at Chateauroux before moving to Lorient in 2018.Brentford has signed forward Yoane Wissa, DR Congo from French side Lorient, to their team.Wissa, 24 years old, has signed a 4-year contract with the option to add an additional year.Lorient's Ligue 2 title was won in 2019-20 by Lorient. He scored 37 goals in 128 matches, which helped the club avoid relegation on the last day.Thomas Frank, Bees boss, stated that Frank had one successful season in Ligue 2 as well as one in Ligue 1. He is now looking forward to further development."I am certain that he will be a great asset to the team. He is a great character; we all know that it is important to have only good characters in our culture."He is keen to help the team, and we are keen to get him in."After Frank Onyeka, Myles Peart Harris and Kristoffer Anjer, Wissa is Brentford's fourth major summer signing.The west London club that beat Swansea in the Championship play off final in May will begin their first top flight campaign in 74-years at home to Arsenal this Friday.All the latest news about football transfers can be found on this dedicated page.