BREAKING: Alexander Isak says NO to Saudi Arabia and ONLY WANTS LIVERPOOL! Isak has already turned down proposals from Saudi as there’s nothing at all ongoing with Al Hilal at this stage.
I love the additions we’re making. Teams will want to double up on Mo. Flo. Isak (if he comes). The space that the likes of Cody will have is going to be insane. Runners from deep like Szoboszlai, Mac, Kerkez, and Frimpong are going to be running into empty spaces.
Interesting context to Isak’s position that I haven’t seen any reporting of the situation connect the dots on, but for all the framing of the situation through “the owner loves Isak”, Newcastle reneged on a promise of a contract renewal with him last summer. He ended the 23-24 season with an expectation of them following up on their promise to give him a much improved contract, but then changed their executive team, found themselves dealing with PSR issues, and so told him he has long enough left on his contract that it wasn’t actually going to happen. This seed has been planted since then.
I get that contracts are what legally binds two parties, but how well leadership lives up to their promises on terms outside the contract is what really bonds a commitment of employee to employer. What is the point at being at a club like Newcastle for a top player if they’re not even going to follow up on their promises to give you the PIF money that is funding them?