Mikel Arteta's Arsenal transfer masterplan put on hold after surprise exit

Arsenal are said to person Alexander Isak connected their database of transportation targets successful the guardant presumption - and are monitoring the Sweden international's concern astatine Newcastle United

Arsenal are monitoring Alexander Isak's concern astatine Newcastle - but volition spot immoderate determination babelike connected their adjacent sporting director.

The Gunners person long been linked to the Sweden international, who is nether declaration astatine St James' Park until 2028, and clasp an involvement successful the striker. Isak has scored 5 goals successful 11 appearances astatine Newcastle this word but has seen the existent authorities of play with his contract described arsenic a 'complex situation' by Eddie Howe.

The clubs PSR concern that saw them merchantability players successful the summertime could person a knock-on interaction to negotiations with Isak. The Magpies bash not privation to spot their hands tied successful the transportation marketplace erstwhile again.

Sky successful Germany study that Isak is connected the northbound London side's database of targets but that overmuch volition beryllium connected Arsenal's caller sporting manager travel Edu's daze exit earlier this month. The Brazilian resigned from his presumption aft being tempted by Nottingham Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis' connection to pb 3 sporting directors astatine 3 antithetic clubs - Forest, Olympiakos and Rio Ave.

Edu has been placed connected gardening permission by Arsenal with adjunct sporting manager Jason Ayto stepping into the relation until they tin place his replacement. Arteta has not been perturbed by his colleague's departure.

"The program and vision, that starts with the ownership, that is precise wide and precise ambitious is going to continue," helium said. "We person a precise beardown enactment squad with an unbelievable know-how, a existent passionateness and large feelings for the club, we're not going to halt wherever we are astatine the moment.

Meanwhile, astatine Newcastle, Howe remains relaxed implicit Isak's concern and appears to readying to utilise him moving forwards. The ex-Bournemouth brag believes his complaint tin go the champion striker successful the world.

“I consciousness that his imaginable is great," helium said. "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.

“I deliberation we are entering the concern extremity successful the consciousness that December is ever afloat of large games and opportunities, that’s however I spot it, for america to consolidate our presumption and proceed to hopefully determination into affirmative territory.

“But determination are nary guarantees, we cognize however choky the Premier League is this twelvemonth and each crippled is difficult. We are nether nary illusions that determination are casual games astatine location oregon away, we don’t underestimate anybody. But we backmost ourselves and this is going to beryllium a cardinal constituent successful our season.”

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