Reports suggest that Newcastle United will demand £150 million if any club, including Arsenal, wants to sign their star striker, Alexander Isak. The Magpies are keen to hold onto the Swedish international, and with his recent performances, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to keep him. Isak has been in sensational form, scoring goals regularly, and his value is likely to rise even further by the end of the season.
Arsenal, who have long been admirers of Isak, are reportedly targeting him to be their main striker for the next campaign. However, the hefty price tag has raised questions as to whether they will be willing to spend such a substantial sum on his signature. The £150m asking price has sparked debate among media outlets and football fans, but it doesn’t seem to have fazed Isak himself.
In a recent interview, when asked about the potential fee and its impact on him, Isak responded, as quoted by Metro Sport:
“‘It doesn’t really faze me too much. I think that’s more for you guys and for fans to talk about. I’m in the middle of the season and I think it’s going really well for me and the team, so, you know, all my focus is here. I’m really happy with how things are going. My focus is on the pitch.’”
Isak’s response reflects his professional mindset, as he remains focused on his performances and the current season. Despite the high price tag, it’s clear that the striker is concentrating on delivering for his club rather than being distracted by transfer speculation.
For Arsenal, the key will be whether Isak can fit into their system and strengthen their attacking options. While £150m is a steep asking price, Isak’s ability to deliver top-tier performances makes him a potentially worthy investment if he proves to be the right fit for their squad. Arsenal will likely be keeping a close eye on his progress as they weigh the options for improving their attack.
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When you realise you have zero chance of signing him, hopefully you will then stop this creepy stalking nonsense behaviour. You’re like a child in a toy shop who just won’t let go of something. You’re becoming increasingly creepy and it’s becoming cringe. I would love to know who you think you are that you seem to think you can buy our best players. When in reality our owners could buy u lot a million times over and dump you. There is no price tag as he priceless and he wants to move it will be Real Madrid a super club not a club who in this moment are just above and sooner will be below. So stop wasting your time and move on
Classic Newcastle United fan arrogance, your club ain’t won the league in 100 years, along with Spurs you’re the biggest top flight jokes of all time. You’re as entitled as Manchester United fans but have nothing whatsoever to back it up.
And as for all this ‘cringe’, ‘creepy’ etc name calling, the guy is writing an article on a player in high demand, journalistically speaking there’s no ill intent, they even explain the difficulty in signing him, as well as the very high price. I’ve seen plenty Newcastle fan articles talking about players your lot wish to sign, so don’t get all hypocritical and end up with your knickers in a twist. Your lot said the same about Andy Carroll when Liverpool (who were barely top 4 at the time) started expecting him to sign, it was all ‘you guys have no chance’ yadda yadda. News flash, Newcastle are only big to people from Newcastle, I’d sooner support Sunderland given even their owners are less mired in international crime and dirty oil money. Scum club, mostly scummy fanbase yobs.
Getting nervous are you? 🤣🤣🤣 You can’t be a real Newcastle fan.
@Toon.
This reminded me of the West Ham fans during the Declan Rice time. They started off very bullish and in copium assuring us how we are kidding ourself by thinking that we could attract ot even afford their best player “Declan Rice”. Then they started panicking at saying that Arsenal would be a side way move for him and if he were to move then it would be to Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool or abroad.
Then Rice rejected Man City citing that he was won over by the Arteta project from the middle of the previous season:
If I were you I would not get too cocky and too sure of your own opinion right now. Just pray and hope that Arteta doesn’t get an opportunity to have an in person one on one talk with Isaak. Because we know how he makes most players melt after he has spoken “sweet nothings” into their ears: “Rice, Calafiori, Timber, Havertz, Saliba, Saka, Xhaka, Odegaard, etc can attest.😍
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Oh dear miss toon, your owners can’t buy anyone or anything presently as you’ve already overspent previously and have to sell to buy, so suck it up and get back up the A1 past the Angel of the North and put your shirt back on. By the way, Happy New Year😊.
£150 million? Are Newcastle selling prime Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe, Halaand etc scoring 30 plus league goals a season?
I hope Arsenal and Arteta focus on what we have at the moment. I seriously believe that we have more than enough goal scorers in this team but Arteta has got to relax and not be this cautious. If we are attacking let’s attack with conviction and menace, i beg Arteta to please unleash our attacking capabilities in this team. I feel that the energy is boiling in this team ready to explode in an attacking sense, but again do feel that it’s Arteta being to scared to unleash our attacking potential.
That’s my opinion of course, felt the same at the end of 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24. Arteta did let those moments get to him. This season he just seems to have gone full pragmatic.
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I agree Goonster, but I also remind myself that there is more than one way to secure the 3 points and sometimes while it seems like there is a better way there may be factors which we are unaware of which would have us realize that it might not have been better after all.
@Bruised Banana. I I understand that and would not turn down a new striker if offered on right now. But as I keep saying time and time again, Isaak might turn up and become bland if our current attacking dynamics in the team are not clicking. I do feel like even if we got Isaak or Halaand we would still be bland because of the way Arteta has gotten too pragmatic and overly cautious in our approach. I have been and still remain one of Arteta’s biggest defenders against the sensationalists / usual suspects to this day. But I have always pointed out this cautious aspect of Arteta since that 2019/2020 FA cup win run. He gets too risk averse, seems to be terrified of losing even if he could get all 3 points. He’d rather take a point than gamble for a win. May be this is why he might be making himself a Ceiling for himself (Very competitive but psychologically can’t bring himself take a punt, chance, risk etc in order to cross that finish line.
Bravery like Wenger in his first 10 years, Fergie, Pep, Klopp etc. Arnie Slot at Liverpool seem to have got that bravery, but it’s too early to make conclusions about him right now. That’s the next step to winning big trophies.
So again, I think that if Arteta was to loosen up a bit we would be scoring plenty. We showed in 2022/23 and last season 2023/24 that when we choose to play attacking football we can score plenty.
Remember we had Aubameyang and he became stale. Liverpool have Nunez and he has not pulled up any trees. Halaand is struggling this season. The likes of Solanke, Zirkzee, Tony etc were put forward by many of our as fans as potential strikers that would have made a difference to us, but what difference have they made to their new team so far? Again, I still claim that it’s the team as a whole that has to click and goals will automatically come.
That’s what I have come learn from my own experience as a football / Arsenal fan. And I have had this same opinion as far back as 2013.
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When did Aubameyang become stale ?
Let’s not forget his goal output for us before Arteta rocked up was better than Henry if I remember correctly.
Talking of stale “sensationalists” find a new word buddy .
BTW Bias as also gone ,hopefully in the new year you can come back with a few new words you’ve learnt from the English dictionary .
@Dan kit
Auba like Ozil was found wanting in this new Arteta tenure. He was too one dimensional for what Arteta wanted. With such players you will have a very leaky inconsistent team that will win a game 4-0 but then lose the next one 5-0.
Hence why Auba was shipped off to Barcelona that then sold him back to the EPL (Chelsea). And while in the EPL again he was show up once and for all. May be the PL had moved on from him.
Where is he now anyway? Do you still hear from him and the likes of Ozil, Guendouzi etc? They must have gone on to prove Arteta wrong in their new endeavours.
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When I consistently talk about “The Sensationalists / Usual suspests” I base that on Facts and evidence going back for seasons. For example this is one resident JA member in 2021 commenting on Arteta in glowing doom and gloom terms like always.
**Dan kit
October 29, 2021 at 10:20 am
Obviously this is my opinion and I’m sure some fans will get a little butthurt but until we get a proven top top manager we will never get back to where we should be ,how anyone who as watched us for nearly 2 years under Arteta believes he has the credentials to be a top manager Is completely fooling themselves .
Will we get better than 8th this season? Bloody should do with this team but for me that’s not an achievement as we shouldn’t have been 8th last season ,I just don’t see anything special whatsoever in Arteta but ofc that’s my opinion and I’ll stick to that .**
And when I label some individuals as “Sensationalists” many interpret as me not respecting opposing OPINION.
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LMFAO what have you actually got from an old post I made ?,nothing you just posted as made me look silly buddy .
Would you like me to remind JA why you left for over a year ?
Remember I have a very good memory .
Atleast find a comment better than bud 😂
Do better 2/10’
@Dan kit
Nothing in that comment I dug up made you look like a typical sensationalists I keep going on about? The lack of self awareness here is off the charts. Lol
“”Obviously this is my opinion and I’m sure some fans will get a little butthurt but until we get a proven top top manager we will never get back to where we should be ,how anyone who as watched us for nearly 2 years under Arteta believes he has the credentials to be a top manager Is completely fooling themselves .
Will we get better than 8th this season?””
Lets just marinate on that for a bit.
And why did I live for over a year? What year was that? Please elaborate for all including myself to find out. 🤦♂️
And don’t worry, I got more beauties from you going as far back as 2020/21. I just love the lack of self awareness and lack of introspection from some of you guys. Been predicting doom and gloom for at least 4 seasons now.
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“Let’s marinate on that for abit “
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What we marinating on bud 😂.
@Goonster. We have very similar opinions on most of the things you mentioned. Players can only play as well as those around them allow. It is very much about the team as a whole. I’m hoping for MA to get past having what appears to be an overly defensive mindset that I believe certainly goes back to his playing days. I believe it is a good mentality to have in general but as you have observed there has to be more of a balance to become the best team possible. Thanks for the good comments and Happy New Year.🧨
Would love Isak (not going to happen ,Arteta missed that boat )but would take Tonali ,massive fan of his play style .
Well Toon, I was very impressed with your team yesterday, although I am sure you will concede the poor quality of the opposition.Your midfield trio is excellent, and in Gordon and Issak, you have two gems who can hurt most teams.Unlike you I do not need to resort to any nastiness, so I won’t raise the matter of when you last won a major trophy.
Best midfield trio in the league IMO .
Oh and one of the best managers also ,earned his stripes ,unfortunately for him Newcastle have been done in by the PSR which helps the so called big 6!
Oh and one of the best managers also ,earned his stripes ,unfortunately for him Newcastle have been done in by the PSR which helps the so called big 6
Oh and one of the best managers also ,earned his stripes ,unfortunately for him Newcastle have been done in by the PS R which helps the so called big 6
@Bruised Banana.
And I also appreciate your mature adult reply. This is the kind of debate and forth that some of us crave. We can disagree on topics but ar least let’s try to be honest, balanced and objectively substantive about what we are arguing about. Discussing real substantive issues about where we are, where we want our club and manager to be at any given juncture is what stimulates my brain. 😊
It’s a breathe of fresh air.
But instead, most of our time is always being wasted arguing shallow brain-dead takes with certain individuals that absolutely never add much to any serious conversation. Case i point 👆☝️🤦♂️.
And Happy New Year to you too and all your loved ones. 🎉 🍾
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😂 you are trying to compare Mike Ashley Andy carrol Newcastle to the pif Newcastle of today? 😂 you make me laugh. And no your mistaken we do not to sell. We just can’t buy in jan without selling. And you talk about trophies you have been in the same place for 20 years no difference you won a FA cup so have Wigan and Birmingham city. You bough rice for 105 million Isak is worth whatever Newcastle value him not what any fans and he is priceless there is no 150 million price tag but if u want to talk about it start there. And when browsing Newcastle sites this site is literally making an article a day on Isak so this is the reason for the comment. Your a great football team but as fans your like LFC fans everyone else is wrong but your right.
Well no In the last 20 years we won 5 FA Cups
Let’s not pretend you wouldn’t go crazy over one
Birmingham never won an FA Cup in last 20 years
Toon,
Just thought I’d mention your club’s trophy wins domestically speaking :
League Champions 1927
FA Cup Winners 1955
Community Shield 1909
One could say it’s been a long time since you had anything to celebrate, but, of course, that could all change in the near future.
I remember two other great players that pulled on Newcastle’s famous jersey, the incredible George Eastham and the wonderfully talented Malcom Macdonald.
Now I also remember how your club and supporters claimed both of them were not for sale under any circumstances…. until The Arsenal came calling that is.
I believe that when we signed them, they were record deals for both clubs.
You are, of course, a different club these days, with the backing of the new owners, but I’m sure they’ll want to see a league title, seeing as its nearly 100 years since the last one and nearly 70 years since the last FA cup win.
If you don’t win one of the domestic trophies this season, we’ll be waiting to see if your man will want to stay with a club with such a rich history of winning things.
Looking forward to our two legged semi final – may the most successful club win.
Yeah how dare he mock our record with that history lol
Morally Ashley better then your current owners
Isak is an outstanding player but he ain’t worth 150m with his numbers and his ability I would say he’s worth about 90m tops Not every signing works out how you want or expect and 90m is a huge investment There’s no chance of this happening because we would need him to put in a transfer request and judging by his words it’s the furthest thing from his mind
Obviously, the huge fee is to discourage potential buyers. It’s what teams do.
Toon seems untypical of the average Newcastle supporter’s balanced, adult opinions of their team, while his are about as lopsided as St James.
To put him out of his misery, I’d say that it’s very unlikely that Arsenal would make themselves look complete incompetents by buying at more than twice the amount they could have paid for the excellent Isak not so long ago.
We’ve been subjected to these rumors for years and speculating about new arrivals for too long. It reminds me of waiting for Thomas Lemur to join from monaco and he never ever did. Its not rocket science to identify Isak (or Sesko) would improve our strike force we should take a leaf out of Man U historic approach to recruiting prolific strikers; As I recall they identified andy cole and dwight yorke where both lethal and as a result they simply put up the monies to Newcastle utd and also to Aston Villa to bring them over to their side. In short they didn’t mess about when it came to bringing quality to the side. We should not be found to be second guessing or we’ll eventually miss out on these options – we’d make back a substantial amount on the cost of buying Isak / Gyokeres / Ivan T / by selling shirts and all other endorsesments.