Alan Shearer makes bold prediction on Arsenal's move for £150m-rated Alexander Isak
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Alan Shearer has insisted Newcastle should rebuff Arsenal's attempts to sign Alexander Isak. The Swedish striker has been a key man for the Magpies this season and capped a man of the match performance by scoring against the Gunners in Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
That was the 25-year-old's 15th goal of the campaign and he also laid on the assist for Anthony Gordon's strike. His performances have helped Newcastle to recover from a tough start to climb to fifth in the Premier League. Isak has also caught the attention of several top teams, with Arsenal having long been linked with a move for him. But Shearer has now urged Newcastle chiefs to turn down any bid for him, even if the Gunners offer £150million.
THE FA CUP GIANT KILLERS: Get your special edition magazine celebrating some of the game's greatest-ever upsets. “No, is the answer,” Shearer told The Rest is Football. "Who are they gonna go out and get that would come into Newcastle and do a similar job? We know that centre forward is the most important position.
"He’s one of the reasons they’re sitting in fifth and in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup. You could go out and spend £50-60m on another striker but who? What? Where. They are really difficult to find. "So when you’ve got a b***** good one, why do you want to let him go for any price? If they’ve got to sell for PSR (Profit and Sustainability rules) reasons, there would be other players I’d sell before I’d sell Isak for £150m.".
