Alexander Isak is continuing to push for his Newcastle exit and his recent statement may have left him with no way back - but the likes of Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have recovered from such situatio

Explained: The Swedish striker is determined to leave St James’ Park and Fifa’s amendments to article 17 give him an exit route next summer that would potentially cost Newcastle millions of pounds

Isak trained at his former club, Real Sociedad, during Newcastle's tour of Asia and missed their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on the opening matchday of the Premier League season

Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan outlined to the club's hierarchy earlier this year that he wanted to see Liverpool target Alexander Isak remain on Tyneside

If you’d like to refute that, let’s take a quick look at their record sales:2025: Elliott Anderson to Nottingham Forest (£35m) - a deal done purely for PSR purposes in which the player hadn’t

Don Hutchison explains why Alexander Isak's Instagram post about wanting to leave Newcastle doesn't guarantee him a move away from the club.

Hailed for his "sensational" goalscoring qualities by Sky Sports' Mark McAdam, Wissa is not Isak, but then he knows that, and Howe does too, and signing a player more limited in the scope of their attacking arsenal might actually mark a sure-fire route toward continuity of slick, effective attacking play.