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Alexander Isak ‘does not have the balls’ at hand in switch request at Newcastle to pressure Liverpool transfer


Simon Jordan believes Alexander Isak is missing the braveness at hand in a switch request at Newcastle amid curiosity from Liverpool.

After three seasons with the Magpies, Isak has instructed the Carabao Cup champions he desires to discover his choices away from Tyneside.

Isak has expressed his interest in leaving Newcastle

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Isak has expressed his curiosity in leaving NewcastleCredit score: Getty

The Swedish striker didn’t journey to Singapore for his or her pre-season tour and educated alone at his former membership Actual Sociedad.

Newcastle rejected a £110million bid from Liverpool for the 25-year-old and worth him at round £150m.

Nevertheless, while Isak hasn’t but formally submitted a switch request, talkSPORT’s Jordan does not have the center to take action.

“How would you need Eddie Howe to deal with this Isak scenario? How tough is it for Eddie now?” Ade Oladipo requested on White and Jordan.

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“He is an skilled supervisor, this may not be the primary participant that is not been glad a few set of circumstances,” Jordan mentioned.

“There tends to be extra fabricated from it within the media than truly occurs on the bottom. As soon as folks settle for the truth of their circumstances, they tend to get on with it.

“I believe Eddie will deal with it fairly simply. I do not assume Isak has received the balls to place a switch request in and actually begin to rock the apple cart, and make it so tough.

“Except he will get some actual reinforcement from Liverpool and I do not assume Newcastle are going to promote him for £110m.

“They could transfer from £150m, they may go to £120m, £125m, however I do not assume they are going to promote him for Liverpool’s first supply.”

Newcastle look set to overlook out on one other striker goal as talkSPORT understands Benjamin Sesko desires to hitch Manchester United.

Jordan can't see the Swede pushing to leave even further

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Jordan cannot see the Swede pushing to depart even additionalCredit score: talkSPORT
Isak scored 27 goals for Newcastle last season

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Isak scored 27 targets for Newcastle final seasonCredit score: Getty

United have provided an preliminary £65.1m plus an additional £8.7m in add-ons.

RB Leipzig acquired a £70m plus add-ons bid from Newcastle, however the Slovenian star would like Outdated Trafford over St. James’ Park.

Sesko would be part of Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and Liam Delap as strikers to signal elsewhere this summer season.

Will Newcastle promote Isak with out signing a substitute?

Oladipo requested if Newcastle would nonetheless promote Isak if they do not signal a substitute striker.

“Do you assume if Liverpool do go… As an example £130m is the quantity, and they do not get a substitute striker in of the calibre of Sesko, will Newcastle nonetheless promote?”

Jordan replied: “Newcastle will get any individual in, it is a case of what they get in.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - MAY 3: Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern München at Red Bull Arena on May 3, 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian El-Saqqa - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)

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With Sesko heading to United, Newcastle will need to maintain maintain of IsakCredit score: Getty

“If you wish to conduct your corporation by the optics of the media and what the media thinks is an effective signing, you will end up falling foul each time of the requirements that different folks set for you.

“Eddie is in a tough place as a result of Isak is a high participant, there are so few of them round. And Newcastle…

“Regardless of the protestations of those who need to blame, regardless of the Craig Hope’s of the world that need to discover fault in all the things, and what to let you know now that the PIF possession is abdicating duty and never doing what it mentioned it was going to do.

“All of this nonsense which helps no one, creates no alternative for all the things. What precisely may Newcastle have achieved?

“They’ve put the man on a five-year contract, he is received three years left, they’ve protected their place.

“Even when they’d given him a pay rise, Liverpool would have simply matched the pay rise, and he’d nonetheless need to go to Liverpool.

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“So there is no level giving him a pay rise as a result of all you are going to do is give him a pay rise for him to do the identical bloody factor. ‘Oh, he may need modified his thoughts.’ No he would not.

“He wished to go and play for Liverpool, and if the Liverpool deal does not occur… It can occur. It is not a case of if Alexander Isak leaves, it is a case of when.

“In an excellent world, you need Newcastle to have him this season and let him go subsequent season, and provides themselves sufficient latitude to have one other season of success.

“One other constructing of the picture of Newcastle and the minds of gamers like this boy that is going to Man United, who I believe has made a mistake.

“I believe Man United is simply a picture proper now moderately than a actuality and Newcastle is a membership with momentum, and a supervisor that is received traction

“I believe that is what you have to be searching for as a footballer, moderately than what you picture in your thoughts’s eye was as soon as upon a time the best membership in English soccer.”

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