Anthony Elanga shares true Newcastle dressing room verdict on Alexander Isak

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Following a record deadline day transfer to Liverpool, many Swedish flags at St James' Park have had to be edited in a hurry, with Alexander Isak's name blotted out and replaced with the summer arrival from Nottingham Forest.

Incredibly, The Telegraph has said that signing Isak's "friend and teammate" Elanga was part of a plan to convince him to stay by impressing him with summer transfer business.

"He had a contract with us and now he’s with Liverpool.

"We all think he is a very good player.

We lost a good player but we also signed good players — hopefully we can look forward and focus on this season."

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Anthony Elanga of Sweden celebrates with teammate Alexander Isak.

Risking the wrath of his new supporters, Elanga also dubbed Isak a "fantastic player and a very good person"

"We have good players, very good leaders and hopefully we can have a good season