Premier League clubs issued strict warning after Alexander Isak 'sets a precedent'

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Alexander Isak has been heavily criticised for how he left Newcastle to join Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC)

Newcastle United legend Les Ferdinand has told Alexander Isak he has plunged the future of Premier League transfers into complete chaos after "downing tools" at St James' Park this summer.

The former England and Queens Park Rangers star was irked by Isak's attitude as he forced a £125million move to Liverpool to double his money to £300,000 per week by refusing to play or train in pre-season.

Ferdinand feels that Isak's replacement Yoane Wissa was influenced by Isak's very public strike with Brentford eventually forced to sell the DR Congo striker to Newcastle for £50m.

Ferdinand said: "The way it has happened, everybody is talking about what's next for other players in future windows.

People are going to look at contracts now and say: 'What are they actually worth?' If a player can down tools.

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"You have players who are on six year or seven year deals, if you can down tools and say: 'I ain't playing for you anymore, I want a move'.

In that case, contracts mean nothing."

Ferdinand made huge transfer moves himself as a player when leaving QPR for Newcastle in 1995 for £6m before signing for Tottenham Hotspur two years later.

The same way I didn't like the way Isak went about things, but that is by the by now.

"It's done and dusted so it is about, from a Newcastle point of view, Wissa needs to get his head down and score goals.

"He has proven that he can score goals in the Premier League and he seems pretty confident that he can do it at Newcastle on a regular basis, it's exactly what we need."

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