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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Louise Taylor

Eddie Howe tells Alexander Isak to ‘focus on football’ not a new deal

Alexander Isak is already one of the highest-earning players at Newcastle.
Alexander Isak is already one of the highest-earning players at Newcastle. Photograph: Richard Lee/Shutterstock

Eddie Howe has suggested that Newcastle’s hierarchy do not currently regard extending Alexander Isak’s contract as a priority and is challenging the out-of-form Sweden striker to change directors’ minds.

Isak is widely coveted, with Arsenal particularly keen admirers, but with his present deal running until 2028 and Newcastle constrained by the need to remain on the right side of profit and sustainability regulations, there seems a reluctance to imminently improve an existing agreement that already places Isak among the club’s highest earners.

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