Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe says he has not seen or spoken to striker Alexander Isak for a week and has described the saga as a “lose-lose situation”. The Sweden forward wants to join Liverpool but a £110m bid was rejected by Newcastle earlier this month.
That led to the 25-year-old releasing a statement this week saying Newcastle had broken promises made to him. Isak believed he would be allowed to leave if a big club came in for him and offered an appropriate fee – but Newcastle denied that was the case in a statement in response.
The player is now training apart from the first team and missed Newcastle’s opening game of the new Premier League season. He will not feature when Newcastle face Liverpool on Monday.
Howe said he has “no way of knowing” what will happen with the former Real Sociedad striker before the transfer window closes on 1 September.
