Newcastle United supremo Darren Eales has sent a “clear” message to Alexander Isak over the prospect of him being handed a lucrative contract extension.
With Arsenal and Liverpool heavily linked, Eales has confirmed that the Magpies will sit down and discuss new terms with the Sweden international at the end of the season. The striker’s current deal expires in 2028 but there is hope he will agree to a new improved deal.
Eales said: “We’re going to be clear – he has multi years left so all of these things, we will have the discussions in terms of a new deal just like we did with, whether it’s Joelinton, Bruno or Anthony Gordon. That’s something that we will approach in the summer.”
Eales accepts that Newcastle are always going to be linked with selling their best stars with Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon all touted for exit door. Isak’s links with the Gunners have left Newcastle fans frustrated while Bruno has been spoken about as a Man City target and Gordon has interested his hometown club Liverpool.
Eales said: “You would rather have people talking about players than not in the sense we know he is a world class player and he is somebody, obviously, other clubs would covet because He is an incredible player. You see it in his all round game. He is not just a great finisher, some of the things he does.
“I still think back to his assist at Everton, he has the ability to do that. It is part and parcel of the world we live in, but it is frustrating. It is part of what football is; everybody wants to have a story [transfer speculation] and talk about it, but when you think about the growth of Newcastle, we have the ambition to be a top club.
“There is a sense of annoyance as we are almost seen as the next category down and it is fair game to talk about our players but we are striving as a club to be at the top table and we want our best players here and to be honest, it shows the value Isak has that they talk about him all the time.”
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