Alexander Isaac is not part of Newcastle’s team facing Aston Villa over the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
Alexander Isaac has been confirmed to be out of Newcastle United to face Aston United at lunchtime as he enters a new ugly chapter where the biggest transfer saga of the summer is set to be fined.
Swedish striker Isaac has refused to play for Toon as he tries to force a move from St James Park and force a move towards Premier League Champions Liverpool. The Reds have received one bid for ISAK’s rejection and it remains unclear whether they will return with an improved offer before the deadline of 7pm on September 1st.
However, that doesn’t stop Isaac from digging into his heels as he tries to extract himself from the club he’s been in the cusp of hero status before.
He has three years left on the contract and continues to receive a salary of £140,000 a week despite not even training with his teammates in the last few weeks. Isaac continues to work alone at the club’s training grounds and even leaves his residence in Tyneside.
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Anthony Gordon will instead lead the Newcastle line, but Anthony Elanga will debut after a £55 million move from Nottingham Forest and other new arrivals Malik Chio and Aaron Ramsdale.
Meanwhile, Villa starts off on the bench with a goal in which Marco Bizotto, a summer signature from Brest, with Emi Martinez banning a one-game ban with new striker Evan Speculation and a £26 million arrival from Rennes.
However, Isaac’s non-function at Villa Park reports that he is set to fine him. Yesterday, Eddie Howe admitted to destroying the harmony of his team before the season.
“I think morale was certainly affected early in the pre-season,” he said before his trip to the villa. “There was nothing I could do to influence it, and it would always be there.
“When you have a good player who isn’t part of your group, it’s hard to know what’s going on and how you’ll react.
“But over time, I have accepted that this is the team and that we have to make the most of the situation, and that has always been a line of thought.
“In any situation, you have to find a way, you can only control what you have control. We’ve moved forward, and I have to say that the vibe in the group has been very good in the last few weeks.”
Aston Villa: Vizo, Cash, Consa, Mings, Digne, Kamala, Onana, McGinn, Tilletmans, Rogers, Watkins.
Submarines: Torres, Matzen, Bogard, Buendia, Maren, Zimoo Alboba, Ealing Jr., Speculation, Wright, Wright
Newcastle: Pope, Trippia, Shah, Burn, Libramento, Tonari, Jorington, Guimarès, Burns, Gordon, Elanga.
Submarines, Hall, Botman, Chiau, Kraffs, Osla, Murphy, Sunsaw, Miley, Ramsdale
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