Brentford forward Yoane Wissa has left the team's pre-season base in Portugal amid growing uncertainty over his future.
BBC Sport has learned the 28-year-old has returned to London from the Bees' training camp.
Wissa will now hold talks with Brentford director of football Phil Giles with a trio of Premier League clubs keen on him.
Newcastle, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest are among those with a firm interest in the DR Congo international.
All three clubs can offer him European football next season and it is understood agreeing personal terms, particularly with either Tottenham or Newcastle - whose efforts to land Wissa have intensified in the last 48 hours - will not be an issue.