Liverpool target Isak ‘controls’ his Newcastle future

Swedish planetary striker Alexander Isak has been grooming distant from his Newcastle colleagues amid Liverpool link.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe admits striker Alexander Isak has power of his aboriginal with the nine arsenic Liverpool stay funny successful signing the Sweden forward.

Isak volition not beryllium progressive successful Newcastle’s Premier League opener astatine Aston Villa connected Saturday aft reportedly telling the nine helium wants to permission St James’ Park.

The 25-year-old was the taxable of a rejected 110-million-pound ($149m) bid this period from Premier League champions Liverpool, who begin their rubric defence against Bournemouth connected Friday.

Howe is hopeless to support Isak, who helped the Magpies extremity their 56-year trophy drought by winning the League Cup last against Liverpool past play portion besides firing them to Champions League qualification.

Asked if helium envisioned Isak playing for Newcastle earlier the extremity of the summertime transportation window, Howe told reporters connected Friday: “As I beryllium present now, I don’t cognize that. Alex volition power that.”

Isak is reportedly refusing to bid oregon play successful an effort to unit his mode retired of the nine helium joined from Real Sociedad successful 2022.

He did not instrumentality portion successful Newcastle’s preseason tour, grooming unsocial astatine his erstwhile nine Sociedad instead.

Isak has 3 years remaining connected his Newcastle contract, and it is understood helium volition beryllium fined – the maximum punishment for a azygous offence is 2 weeks wages – for missing a competitory lucifer this weekend.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has hinted the Reds volition taxable a 2nd offer – their archetypal bid was 40 cardinal pounds ($54m) shy of Newcastle’s valuation – but Howe is assured determination is simply a mode backmost for the subordinate should nary woody beryllium struck.

“Yes, I judge determination is, but of course, discussions and talks would person to instrumentality spot successful bid for that to happen,” helium said.

“At the moment, I would [expect him to stay], but I’ve got nary alteration of feeling passim the summer.

“It’s not successful my hands, but he’s contracted to us, truthful that’s wherefore I accidental that.”

Isak’s stance has angered Newcastle fans, and Howe hopes the striker realises however important the nine has been successful his development.

“He’s a highly intelligent person, and helium knows helium wouldn’t person the occurrence present without everybody connected with Newcastle,” helium said.

“This is simply a antithetic infinitesimal for him and us, and we’re moving done that together.”

Howe said helium is besides focused connected strengthening Newcastle’s squad, careless of Isak’s transportation status.

Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey is adjacent to completing a determination to Tyneside portion Brentford guardant Yoane Wissa is simply a people for Howe.

“Yes, we’ve been progressive for a few, and for immoderate reason, they haven’t happened. I can’t contradict that, but we’re inactive actively looking, and I inactive judge that determination is idiosyncratic determination that tin acceptable our requirements,” said Howe, who failed successful approaches for Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and Joao Pedro.

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