Alexander Isaac has asked Newcastle to leave St James Park, but Manchester United will not move for the Swedish striker
Manchester United have ruled out Alexander Isaac’s move despite the striker’s desire to leave Newcastle.
Isaac was removed from the Newcastle team for a preseason tour in Singapore and Korea after informing the club of his desire to move this summer.
United needed a striker and Swedish international Isaac is ideal for Reuben Amorim’s side, but Newcastle’s £150 million valuation won his move.
Liverpool has maintained interest in Isaac despite the first approach rejected by Newcastle and signing Hugo Ekitique from Aintrak Frankfurt for £69 million.
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Top European clubs have known for several weeks that Isaac, 25, wanted to leave Newcastle and take his career to a new level elsewhere.
ISAK has scored 62 goals from Newcastle’s 109 games and has become one of the most popular strikers in world football since joining for £63 million from Real Sociedad in 2022.
However, United cannot afford the Newcastle asking price. In particular, they have already spent £133.5 million signing Brentford wolves and Brian Mbeumo’s Mateus Cunha.
The same applies to Chelsea’s Nicholas Jackson and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sexo.
Marcus Rashford’s loan move to Barcelona during the season opened headroom for United. The Spanish club has fully covered his wages, totaling £12 million.
However, United remain bound by the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), which limits their ability to spend Feely and resolves that boundary will remain within.
United’s advanced players have not ruled out further signatures prior to sale, but the immediate focus is on shipping players to generate revenue for new arrivals.
The exit to Barca in Rashford was the beginning of that process, and United are currently considering offloading Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrrell Malacia.
Chelsea is interested in signing winger Garnacho who wants to move to Stamford Bridge, which opens the scope of potential swap transactions involving Jackson.
Juventus managed to move to Sancho, but Antony was able to join Real Betis, who spent the second half of last season on loan, attracting interest from Atletico Madrid.
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