Newcastle To Be Without Alexander Isak For Start of Premier League? 'Situation Unchanged'

Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 16:56 IST

Alexander Isak remains unavailable for Newcastle United amid uncertainty over his future

Alexander Isak scored 23 goals in the Premier League last season. (AP Photo)

Alexander Isak is still unavailable for Newcastle as the Premier League season begins, with ongoing uncertainty about the Sweden striker’s future at the club. During the offseason, Liverpool made a bid for Isak, who has been training separately from the Newcastle squad, indicating his desire to explore other options.

“Alex’s situation has been unchanged for a while," Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said on Friday, one day before the team’s league opener at Aston Villa, “and that will continue to be the case."

Howe declined to discuss whether he has asked Isak to play against Villa, stating that such conversations needed to remain private.

However, he did mention that the offseason has been challenging due to the absence of the team’s star striker.

“Certainly early preseason, I haven’t shied away from saying that was a difficult period for the players, for us, because any change is always difficult to react to," Howe said. “You can see that this summer in our early preseason performances.

“But I think the players are really strong mentally, they are a really tight group, they have really come together in the latter stages of preseason."

Howe said his players know the situation is “not ideal" but “they realize, without Alex, everyone is going to have to step up and give more."

Isak, who joined Newcastle in 2022 from Real Sociedad, scored 23 goals in the Premier League last season, placing him second in the scoring chart behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.

Newcastle is close to signing midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Villa, but Howe said the player wouldn’t be involved in the game on Saturday.

Feroz Khan

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August 15, 2025, 16:56 IST

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