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Eddie Howe has said Alexander Isak is smart enough to know that he’d have not done as well as he has without Newcastle.
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Ahead of Newcastle United’s opening Premier League match against Aston Villa at Villa Park, head coach Eddie Howe stated that Alexander Isak recognises he owes much of his success to the club where he became a superstar.
Newcastle reportedly turned down a bid of around 110 million pounds from Liverpool, the defending champions, but Isak remains determined to leave the club.
“There has been no change. All my focus is on Aston Villa tomorrow. Isak’s situation has been clear for a while and that will continue to be the case. I’ve had a great relationship with him; you need that partnership with every player. I have to work really closely with the player for his benefit, to try and improve them. I always want to be there for him. I don’t think Isak would have done as well without that, his teammates, the supporters – he recognises that, he’s an intelligent person.”
With the Alexander Isak transfer saga dominating much of the transfer talk in the current window, former England captain Wayne Rooney also shared his thoughts on the situation, stating that it will be very difficult for him to continue at Newcastle United.
“Isak is a top player. It is very difficult for him to stay at Newcastle – I have seen a lot of things with the club’s fans saying he has gone about it the wrong way. You don’t know what they are saying at board level but you imagine they would want him to stay, because for Newcastle to lose Isak when they are trying to build and form a squad to challenge for the league – it is a big loss for them,” said Rooney on his new podcast ‘The Wayne Rooney Show’.
(With IANS Inputs)
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