The story of Alexander Isak in Newcastle already seemed to be weakened, but the last hours have changed the file in an area of turbulence rarely affected. The Swedish striker, targeted all summer by Liverpool, saw in this transfer a major opportunity. The Reds had even made an astronomical offer, refused by the management of the Magpies, determined to keep his star attacker.
An explosive reaction from Isak
According to The TelegraphIsak learned this week that he would not be sold this summer, whatever the proposals received. A decision that made him furious, to the point that the club would have forbidden him to play as long as he does not accept this reality. The Swedish, already annoyed by his exclusion from a recent “Family Day” with the rest of the team, trained alone on Wednesday, a sign of a climate that has become deleterious.
This Newcastle intransigence is also explained by its own failures on the market: Hugo Ekitike joined Liverpool and Benjamin Sesko preferred to sign at Manchester United. Eddie Howe, still looking for a new center forward, must deal with an unhappy Isak but still bound by contract.
Liverpool failed, Isak explodes with anger
An upset transfer window
Even the arrival of another striker would not change the position of the club: Isak will remain until the end of the transfer window. This locking could have sporting and relational consequences, the Swedish international who has publicly and internally demonstrated his desire for change.
Newcastle played this last friendly match this Saturday against Atlético Madrid on Saturday before starting the Premier League against Aston Villa on August 16. It remains to be seen if the showdown will find a way out before the championship begins, or if the fracture between Isak and the club will settle for good.
