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Alexander Isak has been excluded from training, didn't go on the Newcastle United pre-season tour, and wants to join Liverpool.

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak.

If another Isak comes along, that player is likely to want guarantees that he will be able to move on at some point, in case Newcastle doesn't become a Premier League and Champions League contender in the medium term.

If Isak is forced to stay, then some players will look at that situation and wonder whether they might be better going elsewhere.

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak

If Isak stays, having made such a clear stance publicly available for all to see, it will be a long route back for him into the senior set-up at Newcastle

Isak, for his part, has only doubled down, while Liverpool has waited
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