Newcastle United will be on Saturday without his most important striker Alexander Isak for his Premier League owner against Aston Villa.
The 25-year-old is strongly connected to a move to Liverpool, but the magpies still have to accept an offer from the title defender acceptable.
With the rumors about his relocation intensification, Isak reportedly asked to be omitted from the match against Villa because he wants to explore options elsewhere. The Swede Forward is currently training away from the Newcastle main team.
«We have had discussions and it is the moment we cannot involve him in the group,» said Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, after their 2-2 draw in a friendly to Espanyol. «I don’t know how long that will be, but that’s the latter.»
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Isak scored 27 goals and assisted six more in 42 performances for Newcastle last season. In the final of the League Cup he scored the winner against Liverpool, making the club after 70 years a trophy and became a club hero.
But to the left of a switch from the club, his future made its future in Newcastle, where Howe maintains that he prefers players who are fully committed to the club.
«He has contracted us. He is our player. The club makes the decision about his future,» said Howe about Isak, after the 0-2 loss of Newcastle to Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
«I don’t know what that will be. Of course I have a preferred result. I want the best possible and strongest team, but I also want players who really want to play for this club.»
