Based on TeamTalk, Arsenal have been handed a significant enhance in signing Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak amid his reluctance to commit his future to the Magpies.
The Gunners have been broadly fancied to signal a brand new striker final summer time, however they didn’t make any acquisition ultimately. Isak was a kind of on their switch radar, however Newcastle had no plans of parting methods with him.
Nevertheless, they’ve now been handed an enormous enhance as per Teamtalk who declare that Isak desires to be enjoying constant Champions League soccer. He doesn’t imagine the Magpies can obtain that focus on.
Arsenal have drawn up a shortlist of ‘world-class’ strikers to bolster the squad and Isak is the person they need probably the most. With the Swede’s contract solely expiring in June 2028, he’ll nonetheless price greater than £100 million.
Attainable deal
Isak has been injury-prone in his Magpies profession, however he has been efficient when on the pitch. The 25-year-old netted 25 targets from 40 appearances final season and in addition created loads of possibilities for his teammates.
The Swede is sweet together with his anchor play and has the flexibility to tackle defenders together with his very good dribbling expertise. These are the qualities which might go well with the present enjoying model below supervisor Mikel Arteta.
The asking value shouldn’t be a stumbling block for the Gunners, who’ve spent the same quantity to buy Declan Rice these days. The massive query mark is whether or not the Magpies would entertain his sale by subsequent summer time.
Isak will nonetheless have 3 extra years left on his contract and there’s a risk that they might preserve him for one more marketing campaign. A deal might rely on the striker pushing for an exit on the finish of the marketing campaign.
Arsenal can be hoping that occurs as they’re anticipated to make an enormous outlay on a brand new marksman earlier than subsequent season. If Isak is unavailable, they might flip their consideration to RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko.
