Newcastle are concerned about signing RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko if Alexander Isak leaves the membership.
Isak has knowledgeable Newcastle that he needs to discover his choices this switch window.
Newcastle have explored the situations of a deal for Sesko, who was a goal for Arsenal earlier than they determined to pursue Viktor Gyokeres.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Sesko’s camp turned down a proposal from a Saudi Professional League membership earlier this week. Newcastle have had an curiosity in Sesko since final summer time.
Newcastle had a bid rejected for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, however it’s understood he was being lined up as a second option to Isak.
There has not been an official or formal switch request from Isak so far, and whereas there have been conversations a few new contract at Newcastle in the previous few months, at this stage, nothing has been agreed.
Isak has three years left to run on his present deal, so Newcastle are in a robust bargaining place and worth the participant at £150m, whereas insisting he isn’t on the market.
The Sweden striker was despatched house by Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe forward of the 4-0 pre-season defeat to Celtic final weekend as a result of being affected by switch hypothesis following an strategy from Liverpool.
Isak then wasn’t a part of the travelling social gathering to Singapore on Thursday, with Newcastle saying he was left at house as a result of a minor thigh concern and a long-haul flight would not have helped his restoration. However the hypothesis is a contributing issue to Isak being left behind in Newcastle.
Liverpool made a casual strategy for Isak final week earlier than signing Hugo Ekitike – and it is believed they continue to be large admirers of Isak. In the meantime, Chelsea are usually not within the operating to signal Isak.
The Blues have full religion within the strikers they’ve of their squad for the Premier League and Champions League subsequent season.
What did Newcastle boss Howe say about Isak final week?
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Eddie Howe mentioned on Saturday that he is ‘assured’ Isak will keep at Newcastle
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe talking after Alexander Isak was despatched house from the squad forward of the 4-0 defeat to Celtic final Saturday:
“It was my decision. He travelled to Glasgow with us but I decided to send him home due to the speculation around him.
“The very last thing he wished is to be sat within the stands watching, that wasn’t truthful to him. However I am assured he will likely be a Newcastle participant come the top of the window.
“We have a few of those players who are irreplaceable. Your top players are so hard to find, so hard to recruit and so hard to develop.
“So when you could have them, you could treasure them. After all we’re determined to maintain him as a part of our staff.
“I’ve had discussions with him, but that’s not abnormal. I respect a player’s career and how short it is. Alex has been really good, he’s trained really well and I realise there’ll be noise around him.”
Do Newcastle nonetheless need Wissa?
Additional talks are occurring on Thursday at Brentford over the way forward for Wissa amid Newcastle’s curiosity.
The participant needs to go however Brentford don’t wish to promote him after they bought Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United for £71m.
Brentford’s valuation of Wissa has elevated after Mbeumo’s sale as a result of it’s seen as a danger to lose each gamers.
The pair scored 39 objectives between them within the Premier League final season.
Sky Sports activities Information has been informed Brentford worth Wissa at a minimum of £40m.
Newcastle, who’ve been more and more hopeful they’ll get him for round £35m, don’t wish to overpay for a participant they at the moment see as a quantity two striker to Isak.
Evaluation: What’s subsequent for Isak at Newcastle?
Sky Sports activities Information’ Keith Downie:
“Newcastle wanted to use this window to build; they wanted to bring in four players. A goalkeeper, a central defender, a right winger and another forward.
“They’ve introduced in Anthony Elanga, they wished a second striker to come back in and compete with Alexander Isak. They’d these talks with Frankfurt [about Hugo Ekitike], Liverpool hijacked that and nonetheless retain an curiosity in Isak as nicely.
“It’s not what the Newcastle fans want to hear ahead of a Champions League season where they’ll be battling on two major fronts. They want to hold onto their best players – the last thing they want to hear is Isak’s head being turned.
“Eddie Howe is a good man supervisor however he will must do the very best man administration job of all time to attempt to get Isak right into a constructive state of mind going into the season.
“Studying between the strains, the actual fact he is requested to discover his choices, his head has been turned. He is been left again right here in Newcastle, one as a result of damage but in addition as a result of he is been affected by the curiosity.
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Talking earlier than Isak’s want to go away, Newcastle signing Anthony Elanga says he cannot wait to affix up together with his Sweden teammate at Newcastle and hails him as the most effective strikers on this planet
“Isak is one of the best players in the Premier League, he’s arguably the best striker in the Premier League. He feels he should be paid similar to the top strikers, and he’s not at Newcastle. If he moved to a new club, whether that’s Liverpool or elsewhere, he would be remunerated in that way.
“The membership are going to have to come back to some form of conclusion right here – does he get a pay rise? Do they let him converse to different golf equipment? Or do they permit time and area for the scenario to relax over the subsequent few weeks?
“But you ask me what happens now, either someone comes in and stumps up the £150m Newcastle are looking for, or Isak signs a new contract or bigger money, or he just gets his head back into being a Newcastle player – and begins the season in a positive frame of mind.
“But it surely’s a fragile scenario, this one. The very last thing Eddie Howe wished, the very last thing Newcastle followers wished. Howe sounded exhausted after the Celtic recreation on Saturday. There isn’t any sporting director in the mean time, they’re on the lookout for a brand new CEO too.
“Eddie Howe and his nephew Andy have been involved at the front of the whole transfer plan this summer, and Newcastle have been bruised. They’ve tried for Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Dean Huijsen and been unable to get any of them.
“Newcastle are nonetheless in superior negotiations over a deal for Yoane Wissa, however he was meant to be the back-up to Isak, not their solely striker.”
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