Newcastle United is said to have been instructed by the chairman Yasir al-Rumayyan to hold it hold By Star striker Alexander Isak this summer.
Isak has repeated its excellent 2023/24 campaign in Newcastle Colors and plays a crucial role for the club, which has won a first major domestic cup in 70 years at the weekend.
Al-Rumayyan, the main representative of Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) in the Newcastle Board of Directors, was in the Wembley Stadium to watch the moment personally.
The Daily Mail has reported that Al-Rumayyan has a special weakness for Isak, one of the earliest main purchases of Saudi property in the first year of the takeover of 2022.
Therefore, the chairman was described as “adamant” that Isak should not be sold, and the magpies who wore hierarchy asked to oppose the great money opportunities.
Isak has been most connected to Arsenal and Liverpool in the past few weeks and months.
Both clubs need a new striker, with the Gunners Newcastles Star Man as a “priority” transfer destination identifying alternative options such as Benjamin Sesko or Samu Agehowa.
Liverpool’s most recent interest, the result of the hope of finding a more reliable upgrade for the inconsistent Darwin Nunez, is that the contact with members of the player’s player has already been initiated by the leaders of the Premier League.
Barcelona is another side that allegedly surrounds Isak with the above post Report that the Catalans at Newcastle against West Ham United had a scouting presence. However, reports in Spain at the beginning of this month indicate that due to the likely costs, Barca had almost given up hope of landing Isak as potential Robert Lewandowski replacement.