
Newcastle United have made it clear to Alexander Isak that they will not sell him during this transfer window, much to the annoyance of the forward.
The future of the Swede has been one of the transfer sagas of the summer, with Liverpool seeing a huge bid of £110m rejected by the Magpies.
That offer came after Isak told his club that he is interested in exploring a move elsewhere, with Anfield seemingly his preferred destination.
The 25-year-old looked set for an exit after he missed Newcastle’s pre-season tour of Asia and then joined former club Real Sociedad in training in Spain.
These seemed like the actions of a player on his way out, but the Magpies are standing firm on their stance.
Your ultimate guide to the football season
In The Mixer: Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk sent straight to your inbox every week – sign up, it’s an open goal.
The Telegraph report that the Newcastle board have told Isak he is not going anywhere this summer, however, this has not gone down well with the player who continues to train away from the rest of Eddie Howe’s squad.
The report states that Isak will stay, but unless he is ready to accept the decision in the appropriate way and dedicate himself to playing for the club again then he will not be involved in first team duties.

Newcastle have a potential worst case scenario situation on their hands as they have chosen not to cash in on their most valuable asset, but he currently can add nothing to the team.
Manager Howe obviously wants Isak to stay and continue to play as he has in the last three seasons, which saw him score 62 goals in 109 appearances for the Magpies.
He remains in the dark over what will happen, though, saying on Saturday: ‘I think everything is in play. I’ve said many times he is contracted to us. He is our player. The club make the decision on his future.
‘I don’t know what that will be. Of course I have a preferred outcome. I want the best and the strongest squad possible, but I also want players that really want to play for this football club.’
Alexander Isak Premier League stats
Apps: 86
Goals: 54
Assists: 9
The Newcastle boss has said that he doesn’t expect Isak to play the first game of the Premier League season against Aston Villa on Saturday August 16.
‘We’ve had discussions and it’s clear at the moment that we can’t involve him with the group,’ Howe said. ‘I don’t know how long that will be for, but that’s the latest.
‘I’d want Alex to be playing today, I’d want him training tomorrow. We would love the player to be with us. Let me make that absolutely clear. There’s no part of me that doesn’t want that outcome, but I don’t see the current situation changing for Aston Villa.’

Even if Isak does stay, Newcastle want another striker in their squad after the departure of Callum Wilson at the end of his contract this summer.
Their pursuit of new signings has been somewhat disastrous so far this transfer window, missing out on the likes of Hugo Ekitike, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko.
The Athletic report that the Magpies are now looking at Porto and Spain forward Samu Aghehowa, with the 21-year-old ‘high among the small number of options’ on their attacking shopping list.

Also being considered are Brentford’s Yoane Wissa and Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Aghehowa joined Porto from Atletico Madrid last year and scored 27 goals in 45 appearances in his first season with the club.
He would not come cheaply this summer after signing a five-year contract with Porto which set his release clause at €100m (£86.6m).