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'F*cking sh*t show' - Newcastle fans go into meltdown after Alexander Isak transfer request amid Liverpool and Al-Hilal interest

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<p>The Magpies have been aware for some time that admiring glances are being cast in the direction of their prolific Sweden international striker. They have seen Isak register 62 goals through 109 appearances for the Premier League heavyweights.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Arsenal were considered to be <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/huge-reason-arsenal-all-out-alexander-isak-transfer-revealed-ex-gunners-striker-newcastle-star-same-level-erling-haaland/blt634c34776a2412e7" target="_blank">Isak’s biggest suitors</a> at one stage, while Liverpool reportedly mulled over an audacious approach for the 25-year-old before moving on to Hugo Ekitike. A switch to the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alexander-isak-shock-demand-newcastle-transfer-interest-liverpool-al-hilal/blt7c18152436a96a3d" target="_blank">Saudi Pro League has also been mooted</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Al-Hilal are said to be readying a lucrative offer there, with Isak seemingly <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alexander-isak-ruled-out-newcastle-2025-asia-tour-magpies-update-striker-liverpool-al-hilal-interest/bltb4de746d7dd59f59" target="_blank">willing to take on a new challenge</a> - potentially in the Middle East - as he supposedly <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alexander-isak-stuns-newcastle-handing-transfer-request-missing-pre-season-liverpool-al-hilal/bltca8ae49abadbd5ff" target="_blank">informs Newcastle of his desire to move on</a> after three years on Tyneside.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>That news has not gone down well with Magpies supporters, with <a href="https://x.com/TheToonisBack/status/1948344656309137846" target="_blank">@TheToonisBack</a> saying: “F*ck sake. This is a f*cking sh*t show. The whole window.” <a href="https://x.com/ToonMouthTyne/status/1948344394324508935" target="_blank">@ToonMouthTyne</a> added: “This should have been sorted WEEKS ago, if not MONTHS ago!!! If we sell him, we've now got 39 days to replace him AND buy the remaining 4-5 players we already needed this summer! It's an absolute disgrace how this Club is being ran at present. It's a bloody circus.”
</p><p><a href="https://x.com/ToonMouthTyne/status/1948343217398685700" target="_blank">@ToonMouthTyne</a> said: “Fans aren't stupid. We knew this was coming..... He's away. He's gone.” <a href="https://x.com/Im_RobM/status/1948342494019658095" target="_blank">@Im_RobM</a> went on to say: “If Isak wants away then that's all I needed to hear. Just get him sold quickly so we can all move on.” <a href="https://x.com/nufcollie97/status/1948149534724424050" target="_blank">@nufcollie97</a> added in a call for action: “I think it’s time #NUFC, #AVFC and all other clubs in the PL start fighting for some change. PSR/FFP is not fit for purpose, it would be labelled anti-competition law in any other industry. This is corruption in plain sight at the highest level. We have to act.”</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Newcastle have Isak tied to a contract, but there is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alexander-isak-saga-newcastle-transfer-window-woes-saudi-backed-super-rich-magpies/bltcdf5876d606143f1" target="_blank">little they can do to stop him from leaving if he really wants out</a>. They will demand the highest possible fee for a proven performer at the highest level, with a nine-figure sum set to come their way.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ISAK?

'F*cking sh*t show' - Newcastle fans go into meltdown after Alexander Isak transfer request amid Liverpool and Al-Hilal interest | Goal.com

Newcastle fans have gone into meltdown after learning of Alexander Isak’s transfer request, with an untimely situation branded a “f*cking sh*t show”.

'Fcking sht show' - Newcastle fans go into meltdown after Alexander Isak transfer request amid Liverpool and Al-Hilal interest

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