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Newcastle United man Alexander Isak is a wanted man this summer, with plenty of interest in the Swede
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Newcastle United talisman Alexander Isak is set to leave the Toon after three seasons in the northeast. Newcastle head into the final matchday of the season knowing that a win against Everton at home will secure Champions League football and cap off a fantastic season in which they won their first domestic trophy in 70 years. Not even a spot in Europe's elite competition could be enough to stave off interest in their star forward, however, with new information coming to light about Isak's agents engineering his exit from St. James' Park. Isak became the Magpies' record signing when he joined from Real Sociedad for a fee of around £60 million, as per the BBC. Former Newcastle legend Alan Shearer – who formerly held the record for being the most expensive player of all time – claimed earlier this season that Isak could well be worth double that now though, with the Swedish hitman having ascended to become one of the best players on Earth, ranked at no. 2 in Four Four Two's list of the best strikers in the world right now. Despite the steep price involved in a deal for Isak, however, Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio has dropped the bombshell that amid interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, he expects the 25-year-old to leave this summer, with his agents “working” behind the scenes to engineer a transfer. “I think Isak will leave this summer, ” he told Fotboll Direkt. “His agents are working. ” The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. “The most interesting projects from a technical and economic standpoint are the ones with Champions League football – Arsenal and Liverpool – [and] I think Newcastle will be willing to let Isak leave because there are too many offers for him, too many requests. ” “I think Newcastle know that it's almost impossible to keep him and so I think he can go. ” Despite this information, however, rival transfer expert Fabrizio Romano disagrees, claiming on his You Tube channel that “The message coming from Newcastle is very, very clear. ” “The very clear idea of the owners, management and everyone at the club is that Alexander Isak will be a part of the Newcastle squad next season, ” he confirmed. Four Four Two understands that the Magpies have no reason to sell such a huge asset from a PSR perspective, with Champions League revenue meaning less pressure to sell – and with Barcelona said to be interested in Isak, too, it remains far likelier that Newcastle sell their prized striker abroad rather than to a Premier League rival. Isak is worth €100m, according to Transfermarkt. Mark White has been at on Four Four Two since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
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