‘forever Grateful’: Isak Makes Belated Attempt To Rebuild Bridges At Newcastle

Alexander Isak has made a belated effort to rebuild bridges astatine Newcastle by thanking his erstwhile teammates, St James’ Park unit and nan club’s fans for their support during his 3 years connected Tyneside.

When Isak joined Liverpool for £125m connected Monday evening nan Sweden striker departed a squad and a metropolis thoroughly disillusioned by his determination not to train pinch aliases play for Eddie Howe’s squad for nan mostly of this summer. Ultimately that maneuver succeeded successful forcing nan move to Anfield he had agelong craved but, on nan way, a subordinate who scored 27 times for Newcastle past play shredded his estimation there.

In a conciliatory Instagram station that, possibly tellingly, made nary nonstop mention of Howe, Isak wrote: “I want to definitive my gratitude to my team-mates, nan unit and, supra all, nan metropolis of Newcastle and nan astonishing supporters for nan 3 unforgettable years we shared together. Together we person written history and brought nan nine to nan spot wherever it genuinely belongs. It has been an honour to beryllium portion of nan travel – from reaching nan Champions League to winning nan first trophy successful complete 70 years. Forever grateful. Thank you, Newcastle.”

As nan 25-year-old attempted to burnish his image, Isak’s representative, Vlado Lemic, was thing but on-message successful a cryptic barb rather intelligibly aimed astatine Newcastle.

“It’s bully erstwhile you person personification to beryllium with,” said nan Serb successful a connection offered to Talksport, “but moreover nicer erstwhile you cognize who you’ll ne'er beryllium pinch again.” Newcastle blasted Lemic for advising Isak to spell connected onslaught arsenic he tried to technologist a way to Anfield.

Isak was each smiles arsenic he was pictured training pinch his Sweden teammates connected nan outskirts of Stockholm astatine nan commencement of nan world break connected Tuesday. He is scheduled to reside nan Swedish shot media alongside his world manager, nan erstwhile Newcastle striker Jon Dahl Tomasson, later this week.

It is unclear really overmuch engagement Isak will person successful Sweden’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers successful Slovenia and Kosovo aft not playing first-team shot for truthful long.