As often during the transfer window, many love stories end badly. In Paris, Gianlugi Donnarumma is brought to the door unrestricted by the European Champions 2025 while the Italian wanted to stay. In Newcastle, it's quite the opposite with Alexander Isak. The 25 -year -old Swedish striker wants to leave the Tyneside, but he is selected against his will by the Toons. In both cases, divorce is consumed and no turning back seems possible.
While waiting to see how Gigio will get out of his Parisian quagmire, The Athletic Announcement that Isak made a radical decision on its side. The Swedish international striker decided not to replay for Newcastle. The English-speaking media quotes sources close to the file and assures that Isak is categorical on this subject: it will never replay with the Magpies again, even if it is not sold by the end of the summer transfer window 2025. Alexander Isak is it really ready to not replay with his team if he is not sold? One year before a World Cup (Sweden will start its qualification campaign in September and face Slovenia, Kosovo and Switzerland, editor's note)?
Isak absolutely wants to leave
Such a scenario seems difficult to imagine, which therefore suggests that this is a final maneuver from the Isak clan to obtain its exit ticket after three seasons spent in the Tyneside (62 goals, 11 assists in 109 matches). Will the Scandinavian get the cause? The Athletic explains that the striker had decided, a year ago, that the 2024/2025 season would be his last with the Toons following the refusal of his management to offer him a contract extension (Newcastle said no to stay in the nails of the Fair Play of the Premier League). He would then have informed his coach Eddie Howe. But the latter remained inflexible.
“”He is here. He obviously has a future in Newcastle. From our point of view, we would like to find it, but the situation must be favorable for this to happen. There is a feeling within the team according to which something is wrong with the interest of the group“Said English on August 9. As a reminder, there is still three years of contract to Isak and for the moment, the only thing guaranteed is that the player will not be traveling to Birmingham for the first day of the Premier League against Aston Villa. Can he hope to see Liverpool come back to the charge? The Reds have not made a new offer after their last approach at € 138 million (bonus included). The Athletic explains, however, that Newcastle will be able to influence its position in the event of an offer of at least € 170 million. It remains to be seen whether Liverpool is really willing to pay an amount more corresponding to elements of the Kylian Mbappé or Lamine Yamal galaxy.
