Alexander Isak's relationship with Newcastle's management has hit the low point while he continues to insist on relocating Liverpool, but the history shows that there can still be a potential way back for the Swede
Alexander Isak could follow the blueprint of Carlos Tevez if the Newcastle striker returns to the fold and U-turn on the idea of ​​never playing for the club again. The 25-year-old has made no secret to fishing for a move by St. James' Park this summer with Liverpool's desired destination.
The ruling Premier League champions had rejected £ 110 million for Isak a few weeks ago. And the Swede trains just since the preseason while he wants to develop a transfer to Anfield.
Despite the willingness of Eddie Howe to allow Isak a way back in the team – as soon as the Transfersaga has been placed to bed – it has been reported that the goalkeeper is not going to play for the Magpies again.
Although it had been out of the Swede camp for a large part of the summer, he broke his silence on social media earlier this week because he accused his club of “Breaking Promisions”. Newcastle responded with their own explanation and said that the striker “will be welcomed when he is ready to join his teammates again”.
As it looks now, Isak has not shown any signs that he wants to integrate again with his teammates and he will not be against Liverpool on Monday evening.
But if the Swede ultimately has a change in heart or at least accepts his situation as soon as the window closes within eight days, he can follow Tevez in the footsteps, who was in a similar situation with Manchester City almost 15 years ago.
The future of the Argentinian Great in the Etihad was deposited in controversy in September 2011 after being accused by the then city boss Roberto Mancini of refusing as a replacement in a Champions League match against Bayern Munich.
Tevez rejected the claim of the Italian and stated instead that he only refused to warm up and called the situation a misunderstanding. Regardless of his reaction, he was suspended by the club for two weeks, which then opened an investigation into the incident.
It was a month after the European game that Tevez reported back to the city, but he was instructed to train alone and was held out of the first team for an indefinite period of time. After a fine of two weeks, Mancini said that the attacker would be welcomed if he apologized for his actions in Munich.
However, the drama continued, when it was revealed in November that Tevez could not report to the training and was supposed to have returned to Argentina at home without the city's permission.
The club continued with the wages of six weeks after his last stunt and despite the interest in him from AC Milan, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window, no movement followed.
It was in February that Tevez returned to the club after Mancini admitted that he could return to the Premier League if he proves his fitness. Later that month Tevez “sincere and unconditionally” apologized into a statement when he started to help the club to conquer their first league title in 44 years.
Magpies -legend Alan Shearer is of the opinion that Isak could make a spectacular return to How's team, saying that the rest is a football podcast that it is not impossible for the Swede to recover with the club.
“Yes, I think so,” said the expert. “Yes, there is [a way back]. I think it should be done before the transfer window is closed if that will happen. And it's a big one. A huge 'like'. Because otherwise it is normal: 'Aw, I am stuck here and I have to play, or I have to do this,' you know?
“He has announced his feelings. But yes, I think there is always a way back. It happened before. It was [Luka] Modric, isn't it? One of the few, actually. Modric was in Tottenham [but] I wanted to leave for Chelsea, I think?
“And was made to sit and play that season, and then he went to Real Madrid. And he was brilliant that season. So there is a way back. But I think it should be done before the window closes.”
After the visit of Newcastle from Liverpool on Monday, they have another match at Leeds next Saturday before the window closes on Monday 1 September. The international break could then also help to change relationships behind the scenes before Newcastle -Gastheer Wolves on Saturday 13 September.