There appears to stay some dispute over the extent to which guarantees made to Alexander Isak had been damaged.
The Sweden worldwide seems to be underneath the impression that Newcastle understood he meant to depart the membership in the summertime switch window.
Now, head coach Eddie Howe’s newest feedback would seem to point that the membership was certainly conscious of the 25-year-old’s intentions.
Eddie Howe confirms Alexander Isak exit plans
The English head coach confirmed to the press (through feedback relayed on X by Ben Jacobs) that conversations had been held with Isak over his future.
It’s not precisely the most effective search for the Magpies, who’ve repeatedly villainised the previous Actual Sociedad hitman over his refusal to participate within the membership’s pre-season preparations.
🗣️ Eddie Howe on whether or not Alexander Isak instructed him he wished to depart two weeks earlier than the tip of the season. “Me and Alex had conversations in direction of the tip of the season. Sure, I’m not going to sit down right here and deny that. Sure, we had discussions about his future.” pic.twitter.com/58qfxiNlcC
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) August 22, 2025
In Newcastle’s defence, they’re completely entitled to safe a possible successor earlier than transferring on their high asset.
Nonetheless, one can most definitely forgive the frustration being felt over in Isak’s camp on the membership’s bumbling efforts in the summertime switch window.
Joao Pedro has gone to Chelsea, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko to Manchester United, and it stays to be seen whether or not the northeast-based outfit can get Yoane Wissa over the road.
Incompetence is placing it mildly!
Newcastle are doing hurt to their future prospects
The very fact stays that Newcastle’s poor dealing with of the Alexander Isak saga is doing extra hurt than good.
Sure, decision-makers at St James’ Park could rightly argue that in maintaining the Swede towards his will, they’ll assure they nonetheless have one high quality striker on the membership come the tip of the window.
The query for Newcastle, after all, is whether or not they need that striker to be a really pissed off, disgruntled Isak.
Extra to the purpose, are our Premier League rivals not involved that it could take time to reintegrate the footballer into the squad? If he’s even open to that eventuality.
Moreover, do Newcastle not worry the participant’s worth plummeting if he continues his strike motion properly into the 2025/26 season?
Is {that a} actuality the membership is ready to cope with if additionally they fail to signal Wissa or a reliable successor within the window?
What an enormous mess Newcastle have willingly landed themselves in; all in an apparently useless try to seem answerable for the narrative.
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