Explained: The Swedish striker is determined to leave St James’ Park and Fifa’s amendments to article 17 give him an exit route next summer that would potentially cost Newcastle millions of pounds

Alexander Isak and Newcastle United are now embroiled in a war of words following the Swede’s shock statement.

The Swede is not the first player to try and force a move and, ultimately, his talent matters more than his tantrum

It secured the Serie A side’s first-ever piece of European silverware and cemented Lookman’s place in the history books. Fast forward just over a year, and the Europa League final hero has been angling for a move away from Atalanta, with his eyes set on moving to a club consistently challenging for silverware.

Newcastle and Isak are at war, but with so little time remaining of the transfer window, an uncomfortable truce may be more likely than his dream move to Liverpool.

The Liverpool executives who attend away matches vary between the likes of CEO Billy Hogan, club ambassadors Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush (both former Newcastle employees), club secretary Danny Stanway, and chief legal and external affairs officer Jonathan Bamber.

Alexander Isak’s transfer saga is a “f***ing mess” and his agent should be “sacked on the spot”, claims Newcastle legend Alan Shearer.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has named Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak as one of the Premier League’s stand-out strikers, adding fuel to the fire of his ongoing transfer saga.

Liverpool can expect a hostile reception when they travel to Newcastle on Monday amid their pursuit of wantaway Magpies striker Alexander Isak, while Manchester City and Tottenham face off in

The reason for this - if you don't frequent the Newcastle United corner of the internet (you do, you're here) - is because on Tuesday night he released a little statement saying he was promised things and the relationship with the club has broken down as a result of those promises not being upheld.

Alexander Isak has broken his silence concerning the very public feud ongoing between the striker and his club, Newcastle United.