What next for Alexander Isak as Newcastle United complete £30m signing?
Date: July 24, 2025
Subject: Breaking news on Alexander Isak’s request to push for a transfer, how it may affect Newcastle United, and what happens next?
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ALEXANDER, THE NOT SO GREAT.. This briefing provides a recap of ALEXANDER ISAK’s future at Newcastle United: Alexander Isak seeking to discuss his future as Liverpool circle… while Newcastle United stands firm amid transfer clamour as Tyneside chiefs admit the January transfer window will be a difficult one.
- Alexander Isak Open to All Proposals
Player’s position: Alexander Isak has “told the club he wants to look at his options in this transfer window”. That is after a spell of “speculation” about him — that Eddie (Howe) as he afterward “hinted” that and said that was why he was “banished” back here to little ol’ levern’Toon and “tut” “wasn’t sat” “oan the” “pile” “or or involved at” “we aw knew he ur” “agin'” “against” “the toughest”.
Reasons for Exploring His Options: Isak “believes he is one of the best players in the Premier League,” and even “the best striker in the Premier League.” He “feels he should be paid the wages types of what the very best strikers are and he’s not at Newcastle United but he’s I should imagine of the feeling that he if it was at the club next club whether that be Liverpool or anywhere else that he would be renermumerated in the way.” It indicates he wants more attractive contractual terms and for him to get paid what he believes the market will bear for him.
Unsettled State: Isak is reported to be “unsettled”, and his “head has been turned.” That has left him back in Newcastle while the rest of the squad flies to China and South Korea for pre-season, officially due to a “minor thigh injury” but also “because he’s been unsettled with the speculation everything that’s gone on.” - Newcastle United’s Stance and Valuation
“Not for Sale” Stance: Newcastle “Insist Isach isn’t up for sale. They are “in a strong position in terms of the players value” as he “has three years left on his contract.”
Record Price: The club “have put a value of what would be a Premier League record of 150 million pounds on him.” The club’s position is that “if they were ever to let him go would it would cost a fortune to get him out of Newcastle.”
Reluctance to Part With Leading Scorer Newcastle “would be more of a selling club as a way of not selling their top goal scorer from a season ago,” particularly “the season they’ve got coming up in the Champions League, in which, of course, they’re going to go to the first battle over with the Champions League and the Premier League as well. They want to keep their good players.” - Liverpool’s Interest and Related Transfers
From JW: Liverpool “made that informal approach to Newcastle United” last week. Even though Newcastle said Isak was not for sale, Liverpool “still retain an interest in Isak as well.”
Hijacked Ekitike Deal Liverpool “hijacked that deal” for Hugo Ekitike, that Newcastle “were deeper in conversation with Ink Frankfurt over a move for.” Ekitike was planned to be a “second striker to come in and challenge Alexander Isak.” - Impact on Newcastle’s transfer window and morale
Difficult Window: “They’ve not been able to sign as many, I think, as they’d like at that club.” They hoped to sign four players (a goalkeeper, a central defender, a right winger and another forward), but have so far added only Anthony Elanga.
Suzulki and the straw: The club has been “tainted” by broken promises over the signing of players such as “Liam Dilap,” “Xiao Pedro”, and “Dean Hson.” Squad news, Alexander Isak this morning, waved goodbye to the Swedish champions by claiming he wants to see who wants to sign him this summer. So it couldn’t have been worse for them.”
Eddie Howe’s Anxiety: Eddie Howe has a lot to worry about. After the Celtic game, he “sounded exhausted.” A lack of a sporting director and continued search for a new chief executive have left Howe and his nephew Andy Howe “at the front really of the whole transfer plan at the moment this summer.” He admitted the Isak rumours were getting to the player, and said: “The last thing Alex wants is if he’s not playing to be sat in the stand um being you know, being under that scrutiny, I don’t think that’s fair to the player.” - Potential Outcomes and Future Scenarios
Three Minutes Main Possibilities: “Someone comes in and pays the money that Newcastle are seeking,” i.e. 150 million pounds.
“Isak gets a new contract for bigger money.”
“He just gets his head back on, and he’s a Newcastle United player, because he is, and try and start the season in a good frame of mind.”
Awkward scene: It is said by the commentator that “this is a very awkward scene (and) the last thing Eddie How would have wanted” and also “the last thing the Newcastle fans wanted”.
Time and Space:: “If Newcastle don’t sign him and he’s left behind maybe this will just give him and the club the time and space away from each other to come to some kind of mutual understanding that if a club doesn’t come in and offer the money that Newcastle United are looking for Isach has to get his head down and concentrate on on starting the season.”
Ever-developing story: This is a “story with legs” which is “to run and run” — “right the way until the end of the transfer window”. And the key question remained “whether Alexander Isach is a Newcastle United player or not, huh, come the end of August.”
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