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I want to play here and I am waiting for my chance, and I'll take it when it comes."

Isak turned down the chance to sign for Real Madrid(Image: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)Article continues below

However, the only thing his move developed was tension behind the scenes between then-manager Thomas Tuchel and the club’s hierarchy.

When asked about Isak, he snapped: "Talk to [Dortmund sporting director] Michael Zorc [about it]."

Tuchel soon left the club but Isak still barely got a look-in as three new coaches arrived in the space of 12 months.

A loan spell in the Netherlands with Willem II helped get his career back on track before his move to Real Sociedad for a bargain £7.5m in 2019.

Despite letting him go relatively cheaply, Dortmund did insert a buy-back clause of around £26m in his sale.

With Isak banging in goals for Sociedad, Dortmund considered bringing him back to Signal Iduna Park as a long-term replacement for Erling Haaland.

However, with Isak keen to stay in Spain, Sociedad negotiated a £5m fee with Dortmund to cancel the clause in the summer of 2021.

The Gunners attempted to sign him in early 2022 but a deal failed to materialise.

Sociedad sporting director Roberto Olabe addressed the interest in Isak by insisting the club was “well protected” due to his release clause, thought to be around £75m.

The perennial runners-up have been chasing a top-class forward ever since, which they have only just secured this summer with the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP.

Isak's future is up in the air ahead of the new season(Image: Getty Images)

It didn’t take £75m for Newcastle to sign Isak, although there were tense negotiations as they tried to get a deal over the line, eventually paying a club-record £63m fee for his services.

Shortly before the move, Sociedad were still expecting Isak to stay put, with club president Jokin Aperribay telling Spanish media: “We did not expect Isak to leave.”

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However, after Isak’s representatives informed Sociedad of their player’s desire to join Newcastle, their hand was forced.
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