Arsenal transfer blow as Barcelona make Isak top transfer target with Gyokeres set to snub Nou Camp for Man Utd move

BARCELONA person made Alexander Isak their fig 1 summertime target, SunSport tin reveal.

The Spanish giants volition marque a mega-money connection for the Newcastle striker astatine the extremity of the season.

It comes days aft Eddie Howe said Isak could spell connected to beryllium 1 of the world’s champion forwards.

Directors astatine the Nou Camp person switched their absorption to Isak aft learning they volition conflict to unafraid the services of Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres - different subordinate they covet.

SunSport understands Gyokeres has his bosom acceptable connected a determination to the Premier League and a reunion with ex-boss Ruben Amorim astatine Manchester United.

But Isak is viewed arsenic a program B by Barcelona who deliberation helium tin assistance pb them to occurrence successful Spain and successful Europe.

Arsenal person besides been heavy linked with a determination for Isak, who is yet to hold presumption for a caller deal with Newcastle.

Reports assertion helium is 1 of Mikel Arteta's apical targets for 2026.

Last week, speaking successful the physique up to their crippled with West Ham, Newcastle manager Howe said: “He’s gathering momentum into his play and has scored immoderate large goals of precocious for us. His wide performances I deliberation person continued to improve.

“He’s gone distant to Sweden and played precise well, I’m delighted with however helium has looked connected planetary work arsenic well, to proceed that bully form.

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“I deliberation being a striker, having not been 1 myself, but conscionable from my acquisition it’s each astir assurance and however you feel.

“Alex has got undoubted qualities. I would enactment him close up determination successful presumption of satellite strikers that are presently playing."

Asked if helium could beryllium the champion successful the world, Howe added: “I consciousness that his imaginable is great.

“I deliberation helium tin really, if helium tin proceed connected the way helium has been the past fewer seasons, proceed to spell and beryllium himself arsenic 1 of the world’s best.

"That would be, without putting unit connected him, my people if I was him.

The Swedish sensation astir switched to Barcelona implicit the Summer, aft being pursued by the Catalan giants. But Newcastle were capable to transportation him to stay.