Alexander Isak's life will never be the same, but not even a record-breaking transfer to Newcastle United will change the humble Sweden international. Speak to those who have worked with Isak over the years and, unprompted, they all say the striker is the 'same guy'.
Was it any wonder that Isak passed Eddie Howe's stringent character tests with flying colours before his £58m move from Real Sociedad? Isak is so often compared to outspoken countryman Zlatan Ibrahimovic but, in truth, these are two very different individuals.
Nahom Ghidey knows that better than most. Like Isak, whose parents emigrated to Sweden in the 1980s, the former AIK youth coach also came from an Eritrean background. As far as Ghidey is concerned, Isak's stable family helped him become a 'mature person'.
