Newcastle United have issued a statement in response to Alexander Isak breaking the silence on his transfer situation at the club.

There can be no more claim or counter-claim about what Alexander Isak might be thinking and it blows apart Newcastle United’s policy of containment this summer. They have attempted to tough it out, to see through a testing transfer window with the aim of keeping their best player,

Newcastle United have issued a formal response to an explosive statement from Alexander Isak on Tuesday night. Amid the striker’s ongoing clamour for a move to Liverpool, and his current employers’ unwillingness to do business,