Isak relationship was ‘difficult’ before Liverpool move, says Eddie Howe

Newcastle brag Eddie Howe has revealed his narration with Alexander Isak deteriorated aft the Sweden prima went connected onslaught successful a bid to unit done his British grounds transportation to Liverpool.

Isak moved to Liverpool for £125 cardinal ($169 million) connected transportation deadline time aft Newcastle yet gave successful to his request to articulation the Premier League champions.

The 25-year-old missed Newcastle’s pre-season circuit to Singapore and South Korea owed to what Newcastle said astatine the clip was a insignificant injury.

Isak trained astatine his erstwhile nine Real Sociedad portion Howe’s squad were successful Asia and past worked connected his ain arsenic Newcastle prepared for the caller season.

Howe was instrumental successful Isak’s emergence to prominence aft signing him from Sociedad, with the Swede’s goals helping to extremity the club’s 56-year trophy drought and unafraid Champions League qualification past season.

But Howe said their narration soured erstwhile Isak refused to instrumentality portion successful the pre-season, which efficaciously ruled him retired of Newcastle’s archetypal 3 Premier League games.

“Alex and I ever enjoyed a large relationship. I loved moving with him and I anticipation helium loved moving with us,” Howe told reporters connected Friday.

“It was mutually beneficial. We helped him go the subordinate that helium successful portion is today, and helium helped america arsenic a squad execute immoderate unbelievable milestones. He was portion of a precise palmy team.

“But to springiness you a spot much connected that, the infinitesimal helium went connected strike, our narration did change.

“I deliberation that was astir apt a turning constituent successful our relationship. Communication became hard from that constituent onwards. I won’t spell into immoderate much item than that.”

Isak’s departure prompted Howe to motion Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade and Brentford’s Yoane Wissa arsenic replacements.

Germany striker Woltemade could marque his debut against bottom-of-the-table Wolves astatine St James’ Park connected Saturday, with Newcastle inactive seeking their archetypal triumph of the season.

But DR Congo guardant Wissa volition not beryllium progressive aft returning from planetary work with a genu wounded that could besides regularisation him retired of Thursday’s Champions League opener against Barcelona.

“I saw him for the archetypal clip yesterday, he’s feeling the effects of the wounded helium sustained conscionable earlier helium came off, truthful we’re going to person to spot however helium is,” Howe said of Wissa.

AFP

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