Isak Must 'earn Right' To Train With Squad - Howe

Newcastle United leader Eddie Howe has said that striker Alexander Isak must "earn nan right" to train pinch his squad.

The Magpies rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool for Isak past Friday arsenic nan Sweden world trained unsocial astatine erstwhile nine Real Sociedad amid uncertainty astir his future.

The 25-year-old, who successful July said he wanted to explore a move distant from Tyneside, was near retired of nan club's pre-season circuit of Asia pinch what nan nine called a "minor thigh injury".

He reportedly returned to nan Magpies' training ground, external connected Monday but Howe, speaking to nan Newcastle Chronicle,, external said he had not spoken to nan guardant since Liverpool lodged a bid.

"He's for illustration immoderate different player, we would expect him to travel successful and train arsenic normal," said Howe.

The Newcastle boss, speaking earlier he travelled backmost location pinch his squad from South Korea, added that Liverpool, arsenic acold arsenic he was aware, had not been backmost successful touch since making their offer.

"You person to gain nan correct to train pinch us," Howe told nan Daily Mail., external

"We are Newcastle United. The subordinate has a work present to beryllium portion of a squad and portion of a squad - you person to enactment successful nan correct way. So that is besides astatine play here.

"We will make judge that immoderate subordinate does that to gain nan correct to train pinch nan group. No subordinate tin expect to enactment poorly and train pinch nan group arsenic normal."

Isak, who joined Newcastle successful a £60m move from La Liga broadside Real Sociedad successful 2022, scored 27 goals successful 42 appearances for nan nine past season.

He helped them suffice for nan Champions League courtesy of a 5th spot decorativeness successful nan Premier League and besides scored erstwhile Howe's broadside hit Liverpool successful nan EFL Cup final.

Newcastle vanished disconnected their circuit of nan Far East pinch a 1-1 tie against Tottenham successful Seoul.

After nan game, asked if Isak was scheduled to train, Howe said: "Of people I'd for illustration him to but whether aliases not he will, I don't cognize astatine this infinitesimal successful time.

"Other group person been dealing pinch that business backmost astatine home."

Newcastle person been linked pinch a move for RB Leipzig guardant Benjamin Sesko but they person missed retired connected a number of targets and erstwhile striker Alan Shearer called their summertime transportation model truthful acold a "mess".

Speaking connected The Rest is Football podcast,, external he besides said astir nan business regarding Isak.

"I thought he mightiness person stayed for different play and past this would person happened adjacent summer," said Shearer.

"If he can't beryllium persuaded to enactment then, if personification offers Newcastle what they want, past you've sewage to return that. Ultimately, you conscionable say, 'thank you very overmuch for nan awesome memories you've fixed us, disconnected you go'."

He added: "I'm not angry astatine each towards him. I understand really shot works, I cognize what happens successful and astir nan game.

"I astir apt understand his mentality. Do I for illustration it? Do I understand it? Probably 2 different things.

"If it really is intolerable for Eddie to move him astir and he says no, and it sounds for illustration that is nan case, I want him to beryllium retired now.

"You get your large money for him, whoever's prepared to salary that, and you get different group in, hopefully beforehand, and past you move on.

"No individual is bigger than immoderate shot club."

25 May 2025 - Alexander Isak finishes 2024-25 play arsenic Newcastle's apical scorer pinch 27 goals successful 42 appearances

19 July 2025 - Newcastle leader Eddie Howe says Isak will "absolutely" beryllium connected nan club's pre-season circuit of nan far-east aft nan Swede missed a 4-0 friends conclusion by Celtic pinch a thigh injury

23 July 2025 - Liverpool motion striker Hugo Ekitike successful £69m woody from Eintracht Frankfurt

24 July 2025 - Isak is near retired of Newcastle's squad for their pre-season circuit pinch a "minor thigh injury"

24 July 2025 - Isak expresses desire to research move distant from Newcastle

28 July 2025 - Sources show BBC Sport that Liverpool stay keen connected signing Isak, contempt nan presence of Ekitike

29 July 2025 - Howe says Newcastle are yet to person immoderate offers for Isak

31 July 2025 - Isak trains unsocial astatine erstwhile nine Real Sociedad

1 August 2025 - Newcastle cull Liverpool's opening connection for nan Sweden world and nan Reds could beryllium fresh not to prosecute their interest