The summer isn’t all just about who Newcastle United can get to join their ranks ahead of the new season with a few issues within the club to be resolved too.
Speculation has been rife over the future of £63million record signing Alexander Isak with a move to Arsenal being mooted several times over recent weeks.
Newcastle United have made their stance on this, as well as the future of Bruno Guimaraes very clear – they are not for sale – but that’s not stopped the speculation train from rolling.
So intent are the Magpies to keep Isak at St James’ Park that talks are reportedly underway over a new contract despite his current deal running until 2028.
Isak has a reduced pay clause in his contract when Newcastle don’t qualify for Champions League
It’s believed that Isak’s current deal contains a clause whereby he must take a 20% pay cut in seasons in which Newcastle aren’t competing in the Champions League, which of course, Newcastle will not be in the upcoming season.
The fear is that the 20% cut may allow Isak’s head to be turned this summer. Isak probably never expected to actually hit the Champions League pay bump so soon, but once you’ve had something, it’s hard to see it taken away.
HITC are now saying that talks are progressing over a new deal, however, and we imagine that clause will be scrapped as a gesture to show him how much the club values him.
The club are doing everything to keep Alexander Isak at Newcastle
Although Newcastle hopes to get the new contract finalized and signed before the start of the season, prospective suitors should be aware that they have little chance of success simply by virtue of the fact that negotiations are still going on.
In the previous season, Alexander Isak eclipsed Zalatan Ibrahimovic’s record for the most goals scored by a Swedish player in the Premier League, which is amazing considering how many games he missed due to injury.
Isak might contribute an unbelievable quantity of goals if we can get him to play the entire season. There are no players in the Premier League like him, so we have to keep him at any costs.
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