Newcastle United ends Alexander Isak’s switch drama, tells striker he isn’t going wherever: Report

The drama surrounding the switch of Alexander Isak this summer time has lastly come to an finish with Newcastle United telling the Swedish striker he’s not going wherever within the 2025-26 season, in response to The Telegraph. The Newcastle board’s verdict on the matter comes days after they rejected a £110 million bid from defending Premier League champions Liverpool for Isak,

Isak, who had completed because the second-highest goal-scorer final season with 23 targets behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (29), had expressed his curiosity in becoming a member of Arne Slot’s facet, who had received their second title of the Premier League period final season and their twentieth top-flight title general.

The report provides that the 25-year-old isn’t prone to take such a refusal from the membership’s Saudi house owners too nicely, which solely signifies that Isak will proceed to stay sidelined from the remainder of the squad till there’s a truce between the participant and the membership.

Isak has three years left on his Newcastle contract, and the report provides that the membership is prone to negotiate a brand new cope with a launch clause as soon as the present switch window involves an finish.

Isak missed for Newcastle’s residence pleasant towards Espanyol

Isak had lately skipped Newcastle’s tour of Asia and as a substitute opting to coach on the facility of his former membership Actual Sociedad with out Newcastle’s permission. He since linked up with the remainder of the Newcastle squad, however continues to coach alone.

And on Friday, the Sweden worldwide was not included for the pleasant towards Espanyol at St James Park that led to a 2-2 draw, highlighting the truth that he isn’t prone to be included in Howe’s plans for the season till he commits himself to the Magpies as soon as once more.

“We’ve had discussions and it’s clear in the mean time that we will’t contain him with the group. I don’t understand how lengthy that will probably be for, however that’s the newest,” Howe mentioned after the four-goal draw againt Espanyol.

“I’d need Alex to be taking part in in the present day, I’d need him coaching tomorrow. We might love the participant to be with us. Let me make that completely clear. There’s no a part of me that doesn’t need that consequence, however I don’t see the present state of affairs altering for Aston Villa,” the Newcastle boss added, referring to his staff’s season opener – towards Aston Villa away from residence.

The switch window, in the meantime, closes on 1 September, giving Liverpool and different golf equipment almost a month to signal Isak both by matching Newcastle’s anticipated bid of £150 million ($201.74 million) – which might be a brand new British switch document – or by way of another means.