Jamie O’Hara was left outraged by Jason Cundy’s declare that Alexander Isak leaves Newcastle as a membership legend.
After a protracted and dramatic summer season switch saga, Isak has left the Magpies and accomplished a file £125million transfer to Liverpool.
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The striker spent three seasons at St James’ Park, scoring 62 targets and 11 assists throughout 109 appearances in all competitions.
Isak additionally netted what proved to be the decisive purpose throughout their Carabao Cup closing win towards Liverpool in March, with Newcastle profitable their first home trophy since 1955.
Talking on The Sports activities Bar for talkSPORT after the transfer, Cundy defined the state of affairs that the Magpies are in now that he is left.
“The issue they have now, Newcastle, is that he’s plastered throughout their biggest success in a era,” he stated.
“He is very a lot a part of that, so he’s a Newcastle legend.
“Is he a legend?” O’Hara hit again, earlier than Cundy insisted: “He’s!”
However O’Hara wasn’t having any of it and added: “Do me a favour, do not be calling him a legend, come on.
“If you consider Newcastle legends, you can’t put Alexander Isak there.”
Cundy then replied: “Alexander Isak is a Newcastle legend for what he helped them obtain.”
“What are you on about?” his bemused co-host stated, earlier than naming Alan Shearer, Gary Pace and Faustino Asprilla as membership legends.
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However Cundy requested him: “What did Asprilla win? What did he win them?
“He is a Newcastle legend, he’s… You may’t put them in the identical bracket. He helped them win their first trophy in 70 years!
“Come on J, you need to go down legendary standing.”
The post-Isak period at Newcastle
Isak’s transfer to Liverpool on Deadline Day has marked the tip of one of the controversial transfers in Premier League historical past.
The 25-year-old refused to play for Newcastle once more and launched a bombshell assertion to say ‘guarantees are damaged and belief is misplaced’ over a brand new contract.
talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan slammed his ‘poor’ behaviour and, though there have been late doubts over a transfer, Isak has acquired what he wished.
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Nevertheless, Newcastle have finished greater than sufficient available in the market to switch Isak.
They accomplished a club-record deal price £69m for VfB Stuttgart star Nick Woltemade.
And on deadline day, they introduced the arrival of Yoane Wissa, who has joined from Brentford for £55m.
Anthony Elanga, Jacob Ramsey and Malick Thiaw have additionally been a part of their summer season spending, which reached £254m.
