Alexander Isak celebrates scoring for Newcastle (Photograph by Paul Harding/Getty Pictures)
Arsenal will be unable to signal Newcastle star Alexander Isak in the summertime switch window as he can be too costly for them.
The Day by day Mail have revealed that the Gunners, who’re in want of an elite No.9, can’t afford the 25-year-old because the Magpies have slapped an unlimited £150 million asking value on his head. It will imply that the North London aspect must supply a British-record switch price, one thing their proprietor, Stan Kroenke, “is extraordinarily unlikely to sanction.”
Isak obtained off to a sluggish begin this season however he’s now one of the vital in-form gamers in Europe, even profitable December’s Premier League Participant of the Month. The Sweden worldwide has netted eight objectives for Newcastle and assisted one other two throughout six outings in December.
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His newest aim got here on the Emirates towards Arsenal as Eddie Howe’s aspect ran out 2-0 winners within the first-leg of the League Cup semifinals.
The participant has been linked to an entire host of golf equipment this season and his contract is up at St James’ Park in 2028. The Magpies are thought to wish to tie him right down to a brand new deal, however thus far talks have stalled.
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The Mail report additionally states that Arsenal will take heed to presents for striker Gabriel Jesus on the finish of the season. Their left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko may be offered this January switch window.
Midfielder Thomas Partey, who’s on £150,000-a-week wage, can be allowed to depart when his contract expires in June, too.
The Gunners can be wonderful when it comes to staying inside the Revenue and Sustainability Guidelines, however it should nonetheless not permit them to herald Isak from Newcastle, it’s thought.
Supervisor Mikel Arteta is believed to be an admirer of the previous Borussia Dortmund man, as was former sporting director Edu, who left the membership in November to take up a job with Nottingham Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis.
Any qualification for the Champions League will improve the probabilities of Isak staying at Newcastle, with the membership assured that he’ll find yourself staying with them into subsequent season.
