Alexander Isak tells Newcastle that he wants to leave with the first league giants plotting a British record offer for the attacker

Alexander Isak told Newcastle United that he wanted to explore a away from the club ” after the striker was excluded from the club’s pre-season tour in Singapore.

Isak was the hottest attacker in the Premier League last season, scoring 23 goals and being the key man of the Carabao Cup victory of the club.

Due to his exceptional performances, the Swedish international striker has been linked to Liverpool, Arsenal and Al Hilal so far this summer.

Newcastle remained firm that the Swedish is not for sale, but According to the Daily MailIsak has now made the decision with their hands.

The report says that Isak informed the club’s hierarchy that he wishes to explore a distance from St James’ Park, rather than signing a new agreement with the Champions League club.

With Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitike for costs of 79 million pounds Sterling, an agreement examined the cards, but the Bombshell report also reveals that the Merseyside Club is considering a British record contract of 150 million pounds sterling could be on the cards.

This occurs after the 25-year-old was excluded from the Squad of 30 men from the club for his pre-season tour in Asia, however, sources in Newcastle insisted that this was due to an injury problem rather than transfer speculation.

What Eddie Howe said about Alexander Isak

“It was my decision. He went to Glasgow with us but I decided to send him home because of the speculation around him,” Howwe told journalists.

“The last thing he wanted was to sit in the stand by looking – it was not just for him. But I am convinced that he will be a Newcastle player at the end of the window.

“Your best players are so difficult to find, so difficult to recruit and so difficult to develop. So when you have them, you have to cherish them. Of course, we are desperate to keep it as part of our team.”

“Yes, I had discussions with him, but it’s not abnormal,” said Howe. “I respect a player’s career and how much it’s short. Alex was really good, he is very well trained and I realize that there will be noise around him.”