Arsenal handed major transfer boost as result of private Alexander Isak talks emerge

Alexander Isak is simply a transportation people for Arsenal and talks implicit a declaration hold for the Newcastle striker person ended, boosting the Gunners' chances of signing him

Arsenal person been handed a large boost successful their pursuit of Alexander Isak aft it emerged that Newcastle are nary longer successful talks with the striker implicit a caller deal.

The Gunners are among a fig of clubs who are funny successful signing Isak, who has scored 32 Premier League goals successful 58 games since joining Newcastle from Real Sociedad successful 2022. Isak signed a six-year woody erstwhile helium made the determination to St James' Park which is owed to expire successful 2028.

Newcastle and Isak person held discussions astir extending his contract, but the Daily Mail are present reporting that those talks person collapsed. The study states that talks began towards the extremity of past season, but Newcastle felt Isak was 'reluctant to commit'.

And it is present claimed that some the nine and the subordinate 'do not spot a need' to benignant an extension, with much than 3 years near connected his existent deal. However, Isak is said to beryllium hopeless to play Champions League shot and helium has 'doubts implicit the velocity of the task connected Tyneside'.

It is claimed that Isak could 'seek a move' if Newcastle neglect to decorativeness successful the apical 4 this play and Arsenal could capitalise connected their interest, with Toon main Paul Mitchell admitting past period that they whitethorn request to merchantability immoderate of their apical players.

"We can't bash what we astir apt person done successful the past 2 and a fractional years and conscionable accidental right, let's conscionable physically and lone capitally money this and not merchantability a subordinate and conscionable physique that mode due to the fact that we've already - done large enactment by galore involved, including Eddie, including Darren Eales - got ourselves retired of rather a large spread betwixt June and July," Mitchell said.

"I deliberation we person to beryllium smarter and much intelligent not to find ourselves successful that spread again. So I deliberation that determination is simply a strategy that comes into play. I deliberation if we could person signed a subordinate that we actively could marque a truly bully squad better, would we?

"Of people we would. Was, let's say, the scouting network, the lengths and breadths of our process and our strategies successful presumption of conscionable that country of expertise, including the power of Eddie Howe, bigger and broader enough? Probably not. And that's the spot we analyse to beryllium better.

"That's the spot wherever we person to set and modernise. And also, possibly that's a spot of world arsenic well, like, tin we walk to the aforesaid level arsenic what we've spent the past 2 and a fractional years? When sustainability is real, you cannot support spending and not selling immoderate shot players.

"The maths doesn't work. I deliberation you look astatine the teams that person truly heavy spent this summer, they've sold players astatine definite points successful the past mates of years, that has helped money their spends this year, we haven't successful the past two-and-a-half years."

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