Alexander Isak responds to Arsenal transfer links and why they make him laugh

Alexander Isak has enjoyed a stellar fewer months astatine Newcastle with his goalscoring habits attracting plentifulness of attraction from immoderate of Europe's elite, Arsenal among them

Newcastle's Alexander Isak admits immoderate rumours regarding his aboriginal "make you laugh" arsenic helium claimed definite transportation stories are simply not true.

The Swedish hitman has been successful sensational signifier this play and that has led to speech of a determination distant from St James' Park. Isak scored successful consecutive games, breaking nine records, with those exploits besides putting him successful the hunt for the Golden Boot.

Newcastle's guardant is producing his champion play since moving to the nine successful 2022 and a fig of the Premier League's elite, Arsenal among them, have been linked with a move that would person to eclipse the British transportation record.

Isak volition not beryllium moving successful January and the 25-year-old admits the rumour mill is portion of being successful shot but doesn't get caught up successful each the speech of moves away, alternatively seeing the comic of immoderate stories.

He said successful an interrogation with Alan Shearer: “This is thing you get utilized to. Sometimes you spot things that marque you laugh, oregon things that are not right. Nah, it’s conscionable a portion of football. It shouldn’t truly fuss you excessively much.”

Shearer besides quizzed Isak connected his tendency to deterioration the No 9 garment astatine Newcastle. It was the apical helium wore en way to becoming the Premier League's top goalscorer but passim Isak's clip astatine the Magpies he's seen Callum Wilson deterioration it and has nary plans to instrumentality it from him.

“I’m doing well, I’m blessed with fig 14. But, connected the different hand, I cognize the fig 9 is simply a peculiar garment for the fans," said the Swede.

Eddie Howe has had to tract questions regarding Isak's future, particularly with Newcastle perchance needing to merchantability for PSR reasons. The manager though is adamant the nine was to clasp their starring airy with silverware connected the club's docket this season.

"There's nary portion of maine oregon anyone astatine Newcastle that wants to fto Alex go. He's precise overmuch portion of our semipermanent plans. He's archetypal class," helium said.

"He's motivated and wants to bash well. He has large aspirations with his vocation but he's inactive comparatively young. His tendency to people goals is 2nd to nary and regarding his future, everything has been positive. I would emotion for him to lend to america winning a trophy."

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