00:01Domsker here with the Shields Gazette outside a windswept St James' Park where, for want of a better phrase, it is all kicking off, or rather it was all kicking off last night.
00:12We all know this Alexander Isak situation, been rumbling on throughout the summer. It's turned ugly with Alexander Isak refusing to play, refusing to train with his teammates in a bid to force a move away from Newcastle.
00:23Liverpool interested the bid, £110m, turned down by Newcastle. Newcastle won't sell unless suitable replacements are brought in, but with less than two weeks of the transfer window to go, that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
00:37So, last night, Tuesday night, one roll of the dice for Alexander Isak goes public on his situation. Obviously it's played out in the media throughout the summer.
00:48Alexander Isak actually has remained quiet through it all, which has, again, led to more speculation, more does he really feel this way, things like that.
00:58And it's clear, as of last night, that he most certainly does, because he goes through his official Instagram account, whether his words or not.
01:07It's his official Instagram account, basically saying Newcastle have broken promises and he wants to leave the football club.
01:17He's not happy with his situation and wants to leave, which, okay, fair enough. It just confirms what has been reported over the past month or so.
01:29Alexander Isak wants to leave the football club, unhappy with his situation.
01:33There's been talk about contract offers from previous corona, Armanda Stavely, and then withdrawn by Paul Mitchell once he came in.
01:42So, those broken promises with two people who are no longer at the football club, but Alexander Isak comes out now.
01:49He's missed a Premier League game. He's broken his promise of playing for the football club, a promise that, a legally binding promise he signed in terms of a contract back in 2022,
02:01that he would play for Newcastle United football club when he's fit and Eddie Howe wants him to do so, which is the case.
02:10Eddie Howe's been very public. He wants Alexander Isak to play as soon as possible.
02:14So, by not playing, not training with his teammates, he's breaking a promise himself.
02:20So, two wrongs don't make a right in this situation.
02:23But Newcastle United weren't aware of Alexander Isak's statement or weren't aware that he was putting it out,
02:29but reacted basically in the strongest possible terms by expressing the disappointment, rebutting everything he said really,
02:38saying no such promises were made.
02:41And it was made clear to Alexander Isak that if a suitable transfer terms weren't met,
02:48which, reading between the lines, is bringing in replacements,
02:52then Alexander Isak wouldn't leave the football club.
02:55And that has proven to be the case.
02:56And Newcastle say they don't expect that situation to change in.
03:00The door is still open for Alexander Isak to return to Newcastle United.
03:04When that will be, not clear.
03:06But Newcastle, very strong in insisting Alexander Isak will still be a Newcastle player
03:11and will not be sold this transfer window.
03:14What the fallout from this is, I'm not sure.
03:16I wouldn't expect Alexander Isak to play, certainly, here at St James' Park next Monday night against Liverpool.
03:22That would be quite the turnaround if he did.
03:26I also wouldn't expect him to play for Liverpool in that game.
03:31Or indeed, before the end of the transfer window,
03:34because it looks like the tables have turned, the momentum has shifted.
03:39And Newcastle, they may well sign a striker, but are they going to sign two?
03:43And that won't be enough to trigger or open the door, green light exit for Alexander Isak.
03:49So he doesn't get his wish.
03:50Newcastle, keep hold of a one-away striker, doesn't want to be at the football club,
03:55but still ultimately one of the best strikers in the world.
03:57How do they resolve this situation?
03:59How does Eddie Howe resolve it?
04:01Well, in fairness to Eddie Howe, he's been respectful of Alexander Isak,
04:05almost sympathetic to Alexander Isak, saying,
04:07look, the door is very much open for Alexander Isak to return as soon as he wants,
04:15as soon as he feels comfortable doing so,
04:18rather than hitting back at the striker,
04:21whose conduct, let's be honest, has been fairly shocking over the past month.
04:26I think it's taken many at Newcastle by surprise.
04:30You can understand his frustrations.
04:32He is one of the best strikers in world football.
04:34Newcastle value him £150 million, £130 million, there or thereabouts.
04:39Why is he not paid a wage that reflects that valuation?
04:43It's fair enough.
04:44These are all valid arguments that Alexander Isak is making,
04:47but it is all about money in that situation.
04:50It's not about an opportunity elsewhere,
04:52joining Liverpool, one of the biggest clubs in the world, winning trophies.
04:55It's all about broken promises, not getting what he feels he deserves
05:00or not getting granted that transfer exit from Newcastle this summer.
05:06So, that's the situation.
05:09I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it
05:12and there'll be more to come over on the Shields Gazette website,
05:16shieldsgazette.com.
05:17I'm from myself, Dom Skur, at Dom Skur on X,
05:20if you want to follow my thoughts and feelings
05:23and find out a little bit more on this Alexander Isak situation.
05:29So, those have been my thoughts and the latest on the situation.
05:34I'm sure there'll be more to come in the coming hours, if not days.
05:38So, yeah, thanks for watching.
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