The boss of Newcastle, Eddie Howe, does not need to memories that after reinforcement in the middle of the sobering reality in relation to the future of Alexander Isak scream after reinforcement.
The magpies swung and missed several transfer goals in this window.
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Bryan MBeumo, Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Dean Huijsen and Hugo Ekitens were all sought by Newcastle.
However, the quintet signed elsewhere and left the Tyneside outfit in dust.
A sixth star is added to the steadily growing list of the players sought by Newcastle to reject them, since Manchester City has kidnapped the club for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford.
Howe managed to land one of his goals in the form of an electric wing player Anthony Elanga, who arrived in a deal of £ 55 million from Nottingham Forest.
However, the Toon boss knows that the addition of the Swedish international for the upcoming campaign will not be sufficient because he returns to the light lights of the Champions League.
“We are not deceived,” said Howe after the 3-2 defeat of Newcastle against Arsenal in Singapore as part of her preparations before the season.
“We know that we have to bring in players. We knew that. We know what we wanted.
“It was a challenging window.”
If the inability to land their top goals is not sufficient, superstar striker Isak threw a large wrench into the works when he announced Newcastle that he wanted to go.
The message from Isak’s request broke out last Thursday after leaving Singapore for the pre-season tour, since the club was initially a minor thigh injury.
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And Howe admitted that there was “no chance” that Isak was a late arrival on the tour in the middle of the rampant speculation about his future.
What is the latest in the future of Isak?
The Premier League champions Liverpool and the Saudi Profi League outfit al-Hilal are the leaders in the ISAK competition and talk sports that the red have stated that they are ready to break the British transfer record for the 25-year-old.
However, the magpies are ready to play hardball because they hit a price of 150 million GBP on the head of the Sweden.
Another factor for Newcastle’s favor is that Isak will remain contractual by the summer of 2028.
A key element of the saga is the fact that Isak does not yet submit an official transfer request.
But if Newcastle’s hand is forced, talk sport understands that the club would rather negotiate a deduction from the Premier League for Isak.
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Who could replace Isak if he goes?
In the event of departure from Isak, Newcastle Benjamin Sesko brought to her shortlist as a potential replacement.
Howe is a long-term admirer of the RB Leipzig striker and has followed his progress on the German side, where he achieved 39 goals and eight templates in 87 appearances.
Brentfords Yoane Wissa is another goal, with the bees demanding at least 40 million GBP for sale.
Wissa herself is interested in the movement and has even taken the drastic step to refuse to train, to train to force it out.
The Magpies had already rejected a bid of 25 million GBP from Brentford, which stated for all interest parties that it will take 50 million pounds to bring them to the negotiating table.