Alexander Isak has been included in Sweden\u2019s squad for September despite remaining unavailable for Newcastle United amid an ongoing dispute. The forward skipped Newcastle\u2019s pre-season tour and has been training alone on Tyneside, refusing to take part with the first team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across the summer there was only one formal offer reported, one formal bid of \u00a3110 million ($147.9 million) from Liverpool, and according to club sources, a delegation of co-owners met the player earlier this week to try to facilitate a return. They were met, by all accounts, with a blunt rebuttal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isak has not featured for Newcastle in the opening weeks, sitting out the first two weeks of the new campaign, but he remains part of Sweden\u2019s national team selection for World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo next week. Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has defended his talismanic forward and suggested there are unseen political factors beneath the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimar\u00e3es addressed the situation after the club\u2019s late 3\u20132 defeat to Liverpool on Monday night and spoke of the squad\u2019s desire to have Isak available. \u201cI haven’t had any contact with him,\u201d the Brazilian told ESPN after playing a starring role in late 3\u20132 defeat to Liverpool on Monday night. \u201cWe\u2019ve been training in the mornings, and he trains at a different time, when no one from the team is around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As captain, and for us as players, it\u2019s a tough situation because we want to have the best players with us. But that\u2019s something we can’t control, the club, the management, the owners are dealing with it, and I hope it gets sorted out in the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, the issue remains unresolved. Isak will prepare with Sweden while Newcastle and their ownership group continue internal discussions in an effort to find a solution that will allow their leading forward to return to the squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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