{"id":275244,"date":"2025-07-19T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/275244\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:16:11","slug":"alexander-isak-sent-home-by-newcastle-as-transfer-update-shared-after-liverpool-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/275244\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Isak &#8216;sent home&#8217; by Newcastle as transfer update shared after Liverpool interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The striker has been linked with a move to Liverpool and the Saudi Pro League this week before being left out of the Newcastle squad for Saturday&#8217;s friendly with Celtic<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_GettyImages-2225131564.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Alexander Isak during the  Pre Season Training Camp at FC Seefelder Plateau on July 14, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria. (Photo by Serena Taylor\/Newcastle United via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eddie Howe expects Alexander Isak to remain at Newcastle United this summer. That is despite reported interest from Liverpool in the Sweden international striker and a decision to &#8220;send him home&#8221; ahead of Saturday&#8217;s friendly at Celtic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Isak enjoyed an outstanding 2024\u201325 season with the Magpies, helping the club win the Carabao Cup and secure <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> qualification. He scored 23 goals and registered six assists in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Liverpool&#8217;s interest in Isak was widely reported this week, though the Reds now appear set to pursue alternative options to strengthen their attacking ranks.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-need-complete-least-six-32090582\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool need to complete at least six transfers after Hugo Ekitike as \u00a3300m barrier broken<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-set-repeat-incredible-transfer-32091603\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool set to repeat incredible transfer plan as Hugo Ekitike talks continue<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The ECHO understands that Liverpool are now strong favourites \u2014 and the preferred destination \u2014 for 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike, with ongoing discussions over a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt believed to be worth in excess of \u00a370 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ekitike had a breakthrough season in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 goals and providing eight assists. He had previously been strongly linked with a move to Newcastle, but now appears likely to move to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/anfield\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Anfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile, reports have also linked Isak with potential interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The striker was not included in Newcastle\u2019s squad for Saturday\u2019s friendly against Celtic. Speaking after the 4\u20130 defeat at Parkhead, Howe explained the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was my decision,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I decided to send him home due to the speculation around him. The last thing he wanted was to be sat in the stand watching \u2014 that wasn\u2019t fair to him. But I\u2019m confident he will be a Newcastle player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Howe added: &#8220;Both [Joelinton and Isak] are fit but not ready to play. Alex has trained and is fine, but we didn\u2019t want to take the risk with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult for me to give 100% clarity on any player. Alex is happy at Newcastle \u2014 he loves the players, the staff, the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The loss to Celtic capped off a frustrating week for Newcastle, who have so far struggled to land key targets in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alongside Ekitike, goalkeeper James Trafford was expected to join Newcastle, but on Saturday was strongly linked with a return to Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The striker has been linked with a move to Liverpool and the Saudi Pro League this week before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,763,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-275244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-liverpool-fc","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114881035180151602","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}