Sky Sports activities’ media push over Alexander Isak’s future has been relentless.
Commentators speaking up why he’s the person for Arsenal instantly after scoring for Newcastle, Paul Merson’s fixed feedback or the most recent dialogue on The Overlap as Jamie Carragher questions the place he might find yourself this summer season if it’s not North London.
It’s continuous. I perceive curiosity is inevitable when he’s acting at this degree – that’s a part of soccer – however the narrative and fixed dialog pushed by Sky Sports activities centres round the place he’ll find yourself this summer season, as if preserving him at Newcastle United isn’t an possibility.
Personally, I believe Sky, Arsenal followers and different media shops obsessing over his subsequent transfer may very well be in for a shock. Right here’s just a few explanation why.
If Newcastle United end within the high 5 and convey Champions League soccer again to St James’ Park, I’m very assured Isak goes nowhere.
There is no such thing as a doubt this will likely be a giant ambition of his after lacking out on Europe’s elite competitors this season, but when that is on supply subsequent time period and Newcastle make investments over the summer season (which I count on us to do after popping out of January in a a lot stronger PSR place), he’ll have greater than sufficient causes to stay round.
On high of that, he’s working beneath a high supervisor in Eddie Howe, has usually defined how completely satisfied he’s on Tyneside and he’s worshipped by followers.
Level one could also be irrelevant if Newcastle end sixth or decrease, however the cash issue is actual. Newcastle are in such a robust place to maintain him from a monetary viewpoint.
He’s contracted to the membership till 2028 (and a brand new deal is probably going on the finish of the season)
We’re not needing to promote, not like final June
Formidable Saudi homeowners will likely be decided to construct this summer season, not lose our star striker
On high of that, it could take a British file switch payment to purchase him, and that’s presuming Newcastle even entertain a sale at any worth.
A December ‘unique’ from The Telegraph said it’s going to price £150-plus to prise Isak away from the membership, with Toon chiefs ‘chill out’ about his future and the participant ‘completely satisfied’ and settled within the North East.
Since then, The Telegraph have revealed that Arsenal ‘should not have the cash’ to signal the 25-year-old this summer season, including that no European heavyweight has the out there money to afford him.
Some will level to Actual Madrid, however they’ve Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, whereas hyperlinks to Barcelona by way of the Spanish media appear to be forgetting their ongoing monetary points.
There might come a time the place he strikes on and joins one of many largest golf equipment on the earth to win titles and Champions Leagues, however proper now it appears Sky Sports activities are forgetting what he’s obtained at Newcastle, our ambition to construct with him and the mammoth asking worth we have now zero cause to budge from this summer season.