Eddie Howe confidently reveals plan that will keep Alexander Isak at Newcastle
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Alexander Isak will get even better and Newcastle CAN keep him by qualifying for the Champions League this season. Eddie Howe is convinced the Sweden striker has become one of the world ’s most lethal strikers with ten goals in his last 11 games including a hat-trick against Ipswich at the weekend.
Isak, rated at £100m, will be hot-property in the transfer window, but Newcastle don’t want to sell and hope their top stars will stay if they force their way into the top five. He has grabbed 46 goals in 72 starts since moving from Real Sociedad for £63m in August 2022. Howe said: “He's had a brilliant couple of seasons for us and he looks like he's hitting his best rhythm now. He's such a valuable player for us.
“When I signed him I looked at his game in depth. With Alex, his all-round game, I felt he could do a little bit of everything - dropping deep to link play, being a creative link between our midfield and our attack, but also bring those stand-out qualities individually where he can make something happen out of nothing.
“He had, from that one season where he scored a huge amount of goals in LaLiga - which at such a young age isn't easy to do. I believed he had the prowess to deliver that into the Premier League, albeit there's always a slight question mark with the physicality of this league.
