Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle are in a "lose-lose" situation over Alexander Isak but is confident the wantaway striker will be welcomed back by his team-mates if he remains at St James' Park.

Isak has been training away from his team-mates since the start of pre-season in a bid to orchestrate a transfer from the club.

On Tuesday evening, Isak put out an explosive statement regarding his transfer situation - saying his future with the Magpies "cannot continue" over "broken promises" made by the club.

Hours later, Newcastle responded by refuting Isak's suggestion he was told he could leave this summer and insisted they "do not foresee" the player being sold, as their terms are unlikely to be met.

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The latest dramatic twist came after Liverpool - who the Magpies face on Monday Night Football - saw a £110m bid rejected by Newcastle earlier this summer.

Howe faced the media for the first time since the Isak stand-off spilled over into the public domain on Friday, and was thoroughly questioned about the current state of play.

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Sky Sports News reporter Mark McAdam defended Newcastle's summer transfer window, stating, that aside from the noise surrounding Isak, they have conducted excellent business.

"I think it is a lose-lose situation to a degree for us because I don't think we can come out of this winning in any situation," he said.

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"That is why I have said all summer, it is a difficult situation for the club to manage.

"We love Alex in the sense of what he has done for this football club since he has been here, what he has contributed, what he has given, how professional he's been and this has just been an unfortunate few months that looks like it is coming to an end.

"And it will come to an end pretty quickly and then we can focus on the football again."

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Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe on transfers:.

"Of course, there's one big, challenging situation that's not resolved, but from that side, I can't wait for the end of the window so we can get back to focusing on what we need to do which is try and win football matches to be successful."

When asked if fans would welcome Isak back, if he chose to play for the club again, Howe replied: "The relationship between our fans and Isak can still be good.

"The fans will always react to the way a player plays.

He wants to succeed in his career.

"This has been a difficult situation for him and the players to see us without him.

But if Alex decided to come back and play for us, the players would welcome him."

Howe also confirmed that Isak will not be involved for a second successive Premier League game against Liverpool on Monday Night Football, adding he would like to see the Sweden international back in action for Newcastle.

"No, there's been no change [in Isak's situation]," he said
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