Isak Not Expected To Attend Pfa Awards Gala

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is not expected to be Tuesday night's Professional Footballers' Association's awards gala.

The Sweden world has been nominated for nan main grant but could miss nan ceremonial amid ongoing uncertainty complete his early astatine St James' Park.

Isak is presently successful nan mediate of a stand-off pinch Newcastle complete his ambition to subordinate Liverpool earlier nan transportation deadline.

Just complete 24 hours earlier nan awards, BBC Sport has learned Isak is yet to corroborate his attendance astatine nan function, which will beryllium held astatine nan Manchester Opera House, casting uncertainty complete whether he plans to appear.

Indeed, different sources person indicated that Isak – arsenic things guidelines – is not readying connected attending nan event.

Previous PFA grant nominees and players selected successful their respective division's teams of nan twelvemonth person confirmed their attendance wrong nan last 24 hours earlier nan ceremony, truthful it remains to beryllium seen whether Isak makes a precocious decision.

Even this adjacent to nan gala, it is apt nan PFA would invited Isak's presence.

The 25-year-old is presently not training pinch Eddie Howe's first squad and location has been nary denotation of a reintegration immoderate clip soon.

Attending nan PFA ceremonial could time off Isak successful an awkward spot fixed nan contention complete his future.

Newcastle United newsman Ciaran Kelly

"Ice acold Isak".

These were nan words Newcastle utilized to travel nan announcement that nan Swede was up for nan grant less than 2 months ago.

It was a proud infinitesimal for each parties arsenic Isak was nominated for nan prize for nan first time.

A batch has changed since then.

Isak was erstwhile this side's poster boy, but nan thought of nan striker representing nan nine astatine a glitzy awards ceremony?

That was ever going to beryllium successful doubt.

Isak remains wished to subordinate Liverpool, continues to train distant from nan remainder of his team-mates and was not progressive successful Newcastle's goalless tie astatine Aston Villa connected nan Premier League's opening weekend.

Isak's absence from nan squad expanse was hardly a astonishment but his team-mates put successful a committed showing without him.

It led to nan distant extremity turning connected their talisman aft nan game.

Do not beryllium amazed if those chants get different airing erstwhile Liverpool, of each teams, travel to St James' Park adjacent week.