Isakly what we need
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If the “good manager” Eddie Howe hadn’t of forced out their existing DoF and engineered a move to place his nephew in such a critical role…then maybe he wouldn’t be in this mess of a string of failed bids for replacements.
View: https://x.com/mhardysport/status/1955208267883266118
The home in the North East that Alexander Isak has been living in was put on the rental market the day after he was omitted from Newcastle United’s players and families day.
Isak, 25, was the only member of Newcastle’s first-team squad not allowed at the bonding day held at the club’s training ground last week. The striker’s desire to leave is so strong that he has moved out of the property in Ponteland, with the owner now seeking new tenants.
Isak had lived there for three years since he moved to Newcastle for £63million from Real Sociedad in 2022.
The property was first put on the market when Isak flew to Spain for personal training rather than take his place on Newcastle’s pre-season trip to Asia on July 24. It was advertised for £6,950 a month on the same day he left for Spain, where he spent time training at Real Sociedad. It was quickly taken off the market and Isak returned to Newcastle, but The Times has learnt the property, empty once more, is back on the market again with a local rental company.
The Times has been told that it was Isak’s decision to leave his team-mates before their game with Celtic on July 19. Eddie Howe, the Newcastle head coach, had previously said he sent Isak home from the friendly in Glasgow because of the mounting speculation about his future.
Isak and his representatives broke off contract talks with Newcastle earlier this month, and he has since refused all subsequent offers to discuss staying at the club, reiterating his desire to leave.
Newcastle insiders were braced for an approach from Liverpool as early as June 24, as revealed by The Times. Liverpool have made one offer of £110million that is way short of Newcastle’s reluctant valuation of £150million.
Howe admitted at the weekend that the club cannot force Isak to stay, and the player continues to train alone in the afternoon at the club’s Benton training ground.
Isak remains insistent he will not play for Newcastle again. The club’s owners, however, are adamant he will not be sold and will not be allowed to force a move to Liverpool, who have yet to make a second offer.
That situation may change if Newcastle can sign two centre forwards before the window closes. They had a £25million offer for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa, 28, turned down. Brentford want nearer £40million for the player, who has 12 months remaining on his contract in west London.
Newcastle have missed out on the forwards Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and João Pedro during a disastrous transfer window, with Howe admitting the squad is not strong enough before a return to the Champions League. The Newcastle head coach said he does not expect Isak to be involved in the club’s first game of the season, at Aston Villa on Saturday, even if he is still a Newcastle player.
Henry Winter's the most overrated journo out there, and even then he's his own biggest fan. If he were made of chocolate he'd eat himself.
Haha! The Odemwingie story is insane
In steps Colonel Blimp.
Who’s in the 1%?
Exactly, can Newcastle say they would have won Leage cup or CL without him? They got rid of Their other Fav son Calum, whom I know through mates whos kids now have to swich life they loved. It’s part of life, we don’t own them. They get 130m for a player they brought for a lot less. If they were such a big box office as they thought, they won’t moan as much. I get why they are annoyed but it’s not like he was born there. They need to be realistic, this is footballl and we had same done to us for a lot less.
You must be on the marching powder as well!
Having an elite striker on the end of all the chances we create is long overdue.
As good as we are we waste far too many good chances & it has cost us. I presume Slot knows this hence why Liverpool want the best number 9 that it's possible to get.
I've wanted an elite number 9 for a long time & a proper attacking/creative midfielder & look what's happened. Couldn't have asked for more.
As good as we are we waste far too many good chances & it has cost us. I presume Slot knows this hence why Liverpool want the best number 9 that it's possible to get.
I've wanted an elite number 9 for a long time & a proper attacking/creative midfielder & look what's happened. Couldn't have asked for more.
Yes you could, you should ask for another defender, and a strong midfielder.
You could probably guess
What's the deal with indykaila? I have missed something?
It feels like - to someone who is perhaps out of the loop like me - that it's gone from some random account peddling nonsense like the rest of them to getting linked by Ornstein. Is there an inside joke I'm not in on?
It feels like - to someone who is perhaps out of the loop like me - that it's gone from some random account peddling nonsense like the rest of them to getting linked by Ornstein. Is there an inside joke I'm not in on?
pretty sure someone said on here the account was sold to journalists. but i’m also clueless with this so that might be a joke or nonsense.
He's been remarkable this summer.
Tweets out ridiculous tinfoil hat transfer stories in his usual comic teenager hyperbolic style, only for Ornstein / Joyce /Fabrizio/ other journos to confirm them a few hours later.
Obvious that a few journalists are in on it as some kind of joke, but who it is remains a mystery.
The joke was he was a KFC employee apparently. Not sure how true it is. But they were definitely unreliable.
However the account earlier in the summer said that there are 5 different people who have access to the account. Indicating it had been sold, but not confirmed.
View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1955379658473816437?t=nfBItbnsyFj52yLJ2Dbn5Q&s=19
Are we nearing endgame?
Let's hope so - hard to tell, since (though I rate him at his best) he's no Isak replacement, but it could be part of a developing wider situation.
But from what I can see - Ramsey is more of an AM / LF? Anyway, not sure why he'd want to make a lateral move from Villa to Newcastle. Does Newcastle really pay better or is capable of paying better?
With their recruitment / executive side turmoil factored in, I think Newcastle are more likely to finish below Villa this season. But hey, if this gets us Isak for what we're willing to pay, go for it Ramsey!
With their recruitment / executive side turmoil factored in, I think Newcastle are more likely to finish below Villa this season. But hey, if this gets us Isak for what we're willing to pay, go for it Ramsey!
And Wissa.
