Alexander Isak of Newcastle United runs with the ball throughout the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Fulham FC at St James’ Park on February 01, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photograph by George Wooden/Getty Photos)
The stress is on Newcastle to qualify for the Champions League as in the event that they don’t, Alexander Isak has a verbal settlement to depart the membership.
The Magpies have loved an inexpensive sufficient season thus far, although had been stopped of their tracks on the weekend because of a fantastic particular person efficiency from Man Metropolis’s Omar Marmoush.
They’re nonetheless outdoors of the European locations at this level, although their 41 factors solely locations them three behind Metropolis who’re at present in fourth.
Alexander Isak has an settlement to depart Newcastle
It’s that closing Champions League spot that Newcastle want to complete in as a naked minimal to maintain Isak, and it most likely explains why Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson is being checked out.
In keeping with effectively linked Spanish soccer journalist, Toni Juanmarti, writing on X, Isak has an settlement with Newcastle to depart – and Barcelona apparently need him – but when Eddie Howe can information the membership again into European soccer’s premier competitors for the 25/26 season, there’s each probability that Isak stays on Tyneside.
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Isak tiene el compromiso verbal/predisposición del Newcastle de venderle en verano. El sueco quiere un salto de calidad y las urracas aceptan, siempre y cuando llegue la oferta justa.
Pero si el Newcastle se metiera en Champions, la cosa cambia.?https://t.co/xOYnqyzbD0
— Toni Juanmartí (@tjuanmarti) February 16, 2025
With Robert Lewandowski not getting any youthful, the Catalan giants have to begin in search of alternate options, and Isak’s red-hot from definitely makes him a contender.
The 25-year-old Swede has 19 objectives and 5 assists in 29 video games in all competitions this season (transfermarkt), so it’s apparent why Barca could be fascinated about buying him.
Barcelona need Alexander Isak
To not point out that Isak already has La Liga expertise after all, acquired throughout his time at Actual Sociedad.
For now, his and Newcastle’s focus must be on ending the season strongly, and hopefully ending their seven decade look ahead to main silverware.
Liverpool will current formidable opposition within the Carabao Cup closing, however with Isak in situ Newcastle may have greater than a puncher’s probability of lifting the trophy at Wembley Stadiu in mid-March.
