Newcastle fans told 'don't just believe' Alexander Isak has refused to train

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Alexander Isak is still pushing for a move away from Newcastle this summer(Image: Getty)

Joleon Lescott has encouraged fans to "not just believe" Alexander Isak has excluded himself from Newcastle training.

The 25-year-old wants to leave before the transfer window shuts on Monday and has told Newcastle he will not play for them again, though negotiations with the Reds have stalled since their £110million package was turned down this month.

Isak made his feelings known on the night of the Professional Footballers' Association awards gala, claiming "promises have been broken." Since the drama unfolded, he has been training apart from Eddie Howe's first team, but ex-Manchester City and Aston Villa star Lescott has told fans to take Isak's training ground exclusion with a pinch of salt.



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Manager Howe has made it clear that Isak cannot be involved in his first-team sessions due to the disagreement, though he and the club have reiterated that the Swede will be "welcomed back" when he is ready.

This raises questions about Isak and whether he has also refused to train with his Newcastle peers, just like he has declared he doesn't want to play alongside them.

Appearing on All Out Football's new show In The Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet, Lescott admitted in conversation with Carlton Cole and Olivia Buzaglo: "I don't know that that has happened [Isak refusing to train].

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"So don't just believe that Isak has said he doesn't want to train, and that is it.

If he weren't good enough and they didn't want him, they'd be saying: 'Don't come in.'

"I was told at Villa, I couldn't train with the first team for no reason at all.

I need to play'"

Talks have reportedly taken place between Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Isak, and the club is attempting to broker a deal that would see the striker return to the fold happy.

Isak turned down a new contract offer from the Magpies earlier this month, and Lescott has declared that if Newcastle want to keep their star striker, they must pay him in accordance with the rumoured £150m they value him at.

"It's business, and from a business perspective, if with Isak, you want a certain amount of money, you haven't got it… If you value him at a certain amount, you have to pay him the amount you value," Lescott continued.

You can't have it both ways."

Should Isak fail to reach a deal with Newcastle and not move to Liverpool, he could be left in limbo.