by Alexander Isak did not travel to Singapore with his Newcastle teammates in the previous season, since Liverpool is still interested in signing him.
The Swede was at the center of constant transfer rumors this summer after finding the back of the network 27 times last season.
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He was excluded by Eddie Howes squad for the friendly loss of last week against Celtic. The manager later confirmed that the decision was due to speculation about Isak’s future.
Despite Newcastles that the striker is not for sale, Liverpool remains interested. Yesterday they confirmed a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekikats, but will still assume that they are weighing up. They are said to be ready to offer £ 120 million at the beginning of this month, with the Saudi sides also being circular.
In a statement, Newcastle said that Isak had been left behind to recover from a small thigh injury, although reports that were published at the beginning of this week found that preliminary scans had been clearly returned.
Isak, who moved from Real Sociedad to Tyneside in 2022, was unsettled by the speculation about his future.
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After the Celtic friendship friendliness, Howe said reporters that he was “desperate” in the next season to keep Isak in St. James’ Park.
“I think it is difficult for me to ever give 100 percent clarity to a player,” I would never do that, “he said about Isak’s future. “I can only say that Alex is happy in Newcastle, he loves the players, the staff, the team.
“I’ve never had a problem with him and I am confident that he will be here at the beginning of the season.
“We have some of the players who are irreplaceable. Your top players are so difficult to find so difficult to recruit and so difficult to develop. If you have them, you have to appreciate them. Of course we are absolutely to keep it as part of our team.”
