After the 0-4 defeat of Newcastle in a friendly match against Celtic, Alexander Isak was eliminated by Eddie Howe from the squad and chased home. So, why is Howe straight with the Swedish striker?
Explaining after this decision, coach Howe emphasized the rumors of the transfer related to Isak to Liverpool. It is known that Newcastle has offered a new price that Liverpool must comply with if he wants to sign a contract with the Swedish striker this summer.
Isak at the age of 25, is one of Liverpool's important goals. Choi Chu also determined to sell Isak if the price was able to recruit Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike striker, who was approaching Liverpool when the Merseyside red shirt team was ready to spend up to 90 million euros (Newcastle asked 70 million euros to the French striker).
Initially, it was reported that the reason for how the Isak type was not related to the future of this player in Newcastle, which was simply a decision to manage his number of minutes in the pre -season period after he relapsed groin injury.
However, coach Howe added oil to the fire for rumors and panic in the Newcastle NHM community with a strange interview after the match at Celtic Park. “It was my decision. He went to Glasgow with us, but I decided to let him go home because there were many rumors around him.
Having to sit in the stands watching the match is unfair to him. But in the immediate future, everything should be. And I believe he will be a newcastle player at the end of the transfer, “the 47 -year -old military leader said.
Of course, Howe also asserted that, before chasing Isak, he discussed with the Swedish striker and this work helped Isak more focused on preparing for the new season.
“I respect the career of a player and its shortness. Alex has played very well, he practiced very well and I understood that there would be noisy rumors around Alex. It was not good for the preparation stage,” Howe added.
According to The Telegraph, Premier League Liverpool is ready to pay £ 120 million for Isak. However, Newcastle still 'resolutely maintained the price of £ 150 million, although there was a lot of information that the injection waiting for Isak price was £ 120 million.
The price proposed by Newcastle for Isak is higher than the highest transfer fee that a Premier League Club has to pay. Currently, the record belongs to Enzo Fernandez when Chelsea must pay 106 million pounds for Benfica to get the Argentine midfielder in 2023.
The Northeastern Club has only signed a contract with a single player this summer, which is Anthony Elanga right wing player from Nottingham for £ 52 million. Regarding Isak, Howe always asserts that the Swedish striker is always an “irreplaceable” character in Newcastle, even after the poor performance of Chich Chu in Glasgow.
