Alexander Isak continues to insist on a step away from Newcastle, but is not closer to an exit after strike. The attacker complained about “broken promises” after he has not obtained a move to Liverpool
Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes says that the players want Alexander Isak's transfersaga to be resolved as quickly as possible, where the striker is still insisting on a move to Liverpool.
Isak was not to be seen this season before Eddie Howe after he refused to join his teammates for the preseason and only training for the entire summer.
Since then he has released a statement that complains about “broken promises” of the Newcastle -Hierarchie, which went back with their own message and denied that they had guaranteed that he would be sold in this transfer window.
Liverpool has already rejected £ 110 million for the Sweden International, with Newcastle appreciating him at around £ 150 million.
Newcastle welcomed Liverpool in St James' Park on Monday evening in the middle of the Transfersaga, before he lost 3-2 at the last minute thanks to the dramatic winner of teen Rio Ngumoha.
After the game, Guimaraes said that he had not talked about the situation with Isak, but urged the club to find a conclusion from the Saga to have the team concentrated on the coming season.
He said that the team “really missed” the team, because they look to move forward without a player who scored 27 goals last season and led them to a Carabao Cup triumph, and that they “felt his absence”.
“I didn't have contact with him,” Guimares told ESPN Brasil after the defeat of Liverpool. “We trained in the morning and he trains at a different time when there is no one from the team nearby.
“As a leader, and for us as players, it is a difficult situation because we want the best players with us. But that is something that we cannot control – the club, the management, the owners have to deal with it and I hope it is resolved in the best way.
“We really miss our striker, a player who scored more than 20 goals in the Premier League last season, so of course he is someone we feel the absence of. We hope to have our best player back, but unfortunately this is a situation that neither I nor another player can control.”
Newcastle has looked at a number of alternatives to Isak while they want to bring in a new striker, where the current situation does not show any signs of resolved. There is no guarantee that Isak will return to the team, even if he does not leave for Deadline Day.
The Magpies reportedly rejected a £ 50 million bid for Wolves Vooruit Jorgen Strand Larsen, their last setbacks about a bid for a new striker. They were placed by Liverpool for the signing of Hugo Ekitike and also rejected two bids for Yoane Wissa van Brentford.