‘the Relationship Can’t Continue’: Alexander Isak Opens Up On Newcastle Standoff

Alexander Isak’s standoff pinch Newcastle threatened to descend into outright civilian warfare connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic nan Sweden striker accused his nine of breaking promises and betraying his trust. In an incendiary Instagram connection he claimed their narration “could not continue”.

Isak has been endeavouring to unit a move to Liverpool each summertime but, truthful far, astatine slightest Newcastle person proved resistant, rejecting 1 £110m bid arsenic they struggle to find replacements.

The striker was owed to person attended nan PFA footballers’ footballer of nan twelvemonth awards successful Manchester connected Tuesday having been nominated for nan apical prize but sent his apologies via his explosive societal media post.

Shortly aft Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah won nan main grant for a 3rd time, Isak’s words sent shockwaves done nan corridors of powerfulness astatine St James’ Park. “When promises are surgery and spot is lost, nan narration can’t continue,” he posted aft expressing pridefulness astatine being voted connected to nan PFA Premier League squad of nan 2024-25 season.

Isak past thanked his teammates and “everyone astatine Newcastle” for supporting him on nan measurement earlier expanding nan unit connected nan club’s Saudi Arabian owners to punishment his longed-for waste to Anfield.

“I’m not astatine nan ceremonial tonight,” he posted. “With everything going on, it didn’t consciousness correct to beryllium there.

“I’ve kept quiet for a agelong clip while others person spoken. That soundlessness has allowed group to push their ain type of events, moreover though they cognize it doesn’t bespeak what was really said and agreed down closed doors.

“The reality is that promises were made and nan nine has known my position for a agelong time. To now enactment arsenic if these issues are only emerging is misleading.

“When promises are surgery and spot is mislaid nan narration can’t continue. That’s wherever things are for maine correct now – and why alteration is successful nan champion interests of everyone, not conscionable myself.”

Isak was understood to beryllium furious erstwhile what he believed to beryllium a promised salary emergence was postponed past summer. At nan clip he had 4 years remaining connected his £140,000 a week contract. His campy declare that past outpouring he made it clear to Newcastle’s head and nan nine that he wanted to time off this summertime but Howe and nan committee construe things very differently.

Earlier this summertime Isak skipped nan club’s pre-season circuit of Singapore and South Korea citing a thigh injury, undetectable connected scans. He past spent a week training unsocial astatine his erstwhile nine Real Sociedad, an excursion Howe only learned astir done nan media.

More precocious he has been training unsocial astatine Newcastle aft different players person departed and was excluded from a nine societal barbecue aft refusing Howe’s overtures to reintegrate.

Newcastle’s head has said that Isak is “in control” of nan situation. The committee were preparing to good nan striker, who is understood to person rejected offers of a much-enhanced statement extension, nan maximum permissible 2 weeks’ wages aft he missed past Saturday’s opening crippled of nan season, a goalless tie astatine Aston Villa.

Newcastle person been approached for comment.