There’s “no probability” of Alexander Isak becoming a member of Newcastle for the second leg of their pre-season tour, admits Eddie Howe, amid switch curiosity from Liverpool.
Newcastle will depart Singapore for South Korea subsequent week forward of friendlies in opposition to the Ok-League All Stars and Tottenham.
They’ll achieve this understanding Isak won’t be becoming a member of them, having elected to not journey to the Far East after speaking his need to go away the membership.
Liverpool are anticipated to desk a bid for the Swedish striker, in line with the Mail‘s Craig Hope, and logic suggests that might develop following the upcoming £65.6 million sale of Luis Diaz.
Diaz is ready to affix Bayern Munich and that might start a domino impact as Liverpool put together one other British document switch, Darwin Nunez heads to Saudi Arabia and Newcastle discover a new centre-forward.
It ought to come as no shock that Howe will not be anticipating Isak to rejoin his squad.
Requested if his No. 14 may hyperlink up together with his Newcastle teammates in South Korea, Howe advised reporters: “No, no probability.”
Talking after his aspect’s 3-2 pleasant defeat to Arsenal in Singapore on Sunday, the supervisor confused there had been no change within the state of affairs round Isak.
In an replace on Sunday, Hope wrote for the Mail that Newcastle are “working across the clock to usher in a frontman.”
Having misplaced out to Liverpool of their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike, they’ve additionally been spurned of their advances for a lot of different targets.
However whereas there may be an emphasis on recruiting one other goalkeeper, following their failure to signal James Trafford, the precedence will likely be in bringing in not less than yet one more prime striker.
RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko is amongst their targets with Brentford‘s Yoane Wissa, Aston Villa‘s Ollie Watkins and Chelsea‘s Nicolas Jackson additionally linked.
Whereas it has been maintained that Newcastle wished to signal a No. 9 to play with Isak, moderately than exchange him, the fact is that these are main choices moderately than an auxiliary participant.
With “no probability” that Isak makes the journey to South Korea the writing seems to be on the wall, although Newcastle insist the Sweden worldwide is out because of an damage.
Liverpool have publicly maintained distance following the information Isak had advised Newcastle he desires to go away, however there’ll virtually definitely be motion within the background as they put together to interrupt the British switch document once more.
