{"id":638639,"date":"2024-04-15T04:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=638639"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:53:29","slug":"newcastle-alexander-isak-arsenal-transfer-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/15\/newcastle-alexander-isak-arsenal-transfer-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United to Reject Bids for \u2018Outstanding\u2019 Arsenal Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Howe has confirmed Newcastle are not open to selling Alexander Isak in the summer. The Swedish star has emerged as a target for Arsenal, who are looking to add a new striker to their ranks.<\/p>\n<h2>Newcastle To Keep Key Striker Amid Arsenal Interest<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong>\u00a0Football Fans Are Being Lied To<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Fans Are Being Lied To\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEQkQsNQGzo?start=10&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>An Incredible Season<\/h3>\n<p>Isak started his Newcastle career after completing a \u00a363 million move from Real Sociedad in 2022. After missing a significant part of his debut campaign with injury, he came back to score ten goals for the Magpies in the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/13\/famous-arsenal-home-wins-aston-villa\/\" target=\"_self\">Five Famous Arsenal Home Wins Over Aston Villa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This season, Isak seems to have regained his best form, developing into a cornerstone of Newcastle\u2019s attacking line. An excellent brace against Tottenham on Saturday took the striker\u2019s goal tally for the season to 17.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2024\/04\/10\/isak-transfer-arsenal-like-newcastle-ace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Arsenal have long admired Isak\u2019s qualities, keeping tabs on the striker since his days in La Liga. However, the Magpies are not willing to lose their \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/en-gb\/2023\/03\/17\/newcastle-eddie-howe-alexander-isak-great-asset\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outstanding<\/a>\u201d striker ahead of the next season.<\/p>\n<h3>New Update From Eddie Howe<\/h3>\n<p>Newcastle have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/tyne-tees\/2024-01-11\/newcastle-could-be-forced-to-sell-big-name-stars-to-comply-with-ffp-rules\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> that they could be forced to sell some of their best players in order to avoid breaching the Financial Fair Play regulations. However, Isak might be too crucial for Eddie Howe to allow his exit.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the striker\u2019s potential departure in the summer, Howe said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/eddie-howe-alexander-isak-newcastle-spurs-sweden-b2528275.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent<\/a>): \u201cWe are trying to build a team, we are trying to grow everything, really, upwards and to do that as quickly as possible and as efficiently as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/07\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-mika-biereth-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Mikel Arteta Will Decide On \u2018Excellent\u2019 Arsenal Player\u2019s Future In June<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Newcastle manager added: \u201cYou need to keep your best players, otherwise you enter a different period where you go into transition and you have to start again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour top players, the elite ones, are so difficult to recruit, they\u2019re so difficult to find, so when we get them, we\u2019ve got to try to keep them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal Eyeing Several Strikers<\/h3>\n<p>Signing Isak won\u2019t be easy for Arsenal as Newcastle consider him central to their current project. However, he\u2019s not the only striker on the club\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/27\/arsenal-must-remain-consistent-repeat-failure\/\" target=\"_self\">Gunners Must Remain Consistent To Avoid Repeat Of Run-In Failure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brentford\u2019s Ivan Toney is another Premier League target who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/ivan-toney-arsenal-brentford-transfer-32299590\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to be on Arsenal\u2019s list for the summer. Victor Osimhen is linked with both the Gunners and Chelsea. But Napoli\u2019s reported demand of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/chelsea-fc-osimhen-transfer-latest-napoli-release-clause-b1142529.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a3113 million<\/a> for the player makes his transfer to the Premier League complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting Lisbon\u2019s Victor Gyokeres could also be considered as an alternative for Isak. Last week, the striker\u2019s representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1776572812175581652\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">started negotiations<\/a> with several interested clubs for his potential move in the next transfer window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Howe has confirmed Newcastle are not open to selling Alexander Isak in the summer. The Swedish star has emerged as a target for Arsenal, who are looking to add a new striker to their ranks. 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