Alexander Isak has been linked with a move away from Newcastle United all summer, but the Magpies have not sanctioned his departure yet.
The player has made it clear that he wants to join Liverpool this summer, but Newcastle are adamant that they will not let him leave unless they find a quality replacement. They have already turned down a substantial offer from the Premier League champions.
Newcastle could be in trouble
According to a report from The Mirror, Newcastle are now setting a bad precedent for future transfers. They could face backlash from players as well as agents in the future. It is evident that talented young players often join mid-table clubs and use them as stepping stones. Any new player would have second thoughts about joining Newcastle in the future, especially if they make it difficult for players to move on.
Alexander Isak wants to move on
Isak has been an exceptional performer for Newcastle, and he wants to move to a bigger club now. He is at the peak of his career, and he wants to play for a team where he will be able to win major trophies. Newcastle are not quite at that level yet, and letting the player move on to fulfil his ambitions would have been ideal.
It makes no sense to hold on to a player against his wishes. The Swedish international has been quite clear with his stance, and he has communicated his desire to the club well in advance. However, Newcastle are not entertaining any potential move for now. In addition to that, they have missed out on multiple attacking targets, which has made it difficult for them to consider the departure of the Swedish international.
It will be interesting to see how the situation develops over the next few weeks. The player has already skipped pre-season with Newcastle, and he has yet to join up with the squad for the Premier League campaign. It will be interesting to see if he can convince Newcastle to let him leave eventually.
No. I think somewhere along the line a Football club has to stand up against Agents who are only interested in THEIR cut of transfer monies. After all a Contract is supposedly there to protect all parties.
Fully agree John 👍
Agreed, and hasn’t the club always said the price is 150m – so why should they have to cave to a bigger team lowballing on price? This sounds like Liverpool just taking ads out in the papers to add even more pressure. Get stuffed!
Totally agree, whilst Newcastle ,in certain papers,
are being blamed 3 facts are being ignored :-
1.Newcastle have never said Isak was for sale.
2. Isak has not requested a Transfer.
3.Liverpool have reportedly agreed terms with
Isak without Newcastle’s permission which is
in BREACH of the Premier League Rules!!
I completely agree with this article, in the long run, Newcastle FC will suffer bringing in fresh young talent because of this saga. We look at this issue as supporters but for the actual footballers, Newcastle FC will be the last place you want to go because of the way they have handled this issue. They would rather have Isak rot and the club dragged through the mud because the owners have other football clubs in their portfolio.
no they won’t because they’ll have an agent with brains that will ask for release clause,unlike Isak who had nothing in writing when he signed the 6 year contract that Newcastle united didn’t put a gun to his head.
Absolutely correct these agents have far too much power over these young impressionable players. Lessons must be learned that if you sign a contract any change to length of that contract or any other changes must the agreed by both parties
Imagine Newcastle giving in to what Isak wants. They get £140 million and have NO centre forward which is their position should he go. 12 days to get TWO strikers in with everyone knowing they have that money to spend. Not letting players go won’t be Newcastles stance for the future but they simply cannot let Isak go before they get 2 strikers in.
This article must have been written by Isak’s agent or someone on his payroll.
100% correct
The main person at fault here is Isaks agent, why did he not have an escape clause in the event of an offer in excess of one hundred million inserted when he signed a 6 year contract (3 years still remain) Newcastle are quite right not to cave in to his strike (blackmail) tactics.
Newcastle won’t suffer over isak they have done many transfers without any trouble in and out isak made this a bad one by the way he went about it and by the way while all this has been going on Newcastle have made 4 new signings and another in progress so it doesn’t look as if it is going to affect them. Haway the lads.
you are missing the point that he has not put in a transfer request and Liverpool have not put in a acceptable fee
Liverfool fan’s post then Liverfool fan’s reply, Liverfool fans good in create their dreams
Newcastle acting like spoiled little brats “If we cant have him, noone can!”
So childish behaviour from a club pretending to be a big club. Nobodys buying it am afraid!
You have to ask why Isak, does not have release clause in his contract, so that is on him and his agent and nothing to do with the club. The reason he has not submitted a transfer is he does not want to lose out on money in loyalty bonuses etc. He has a contract for another 3 years and was more than happy about this when he signed this. Newcastle are not holding him prisoner they have a contract and also a value that Liverpool are miles away from. Liverpool have form in doing this when Southampton reported them for approaching VVD, which did the trick cause where is he now. So I dont agree that this would put players off from signing for any club, I think Isak has gone about this in the wrong way and backed himself into a corner, with very scope for compromise for any party which makes it a lose lose situation for everyone if Newcastle dont sign a striker in time.