Eddie Howe opens up on ‘complex’ Alexander Isak transfer saga | OneFootball

Eddie Howe says he is not sure what will happen next after confirming that Newcastle United rejected a transfer bid for Alexander Isak from Liverpool.

The Reds reportedly tabled an offer worth at least £110 million for the Sweden international this week as they made their interest official.

It has since been reported that Liverpool do not intend on making another bid for Isak following Newcastle‘s emphatic and swift response to their approach.

The 25-year-old has not joined the squad on their pre-season tour of Asia and is training alone at former club Real Sociedad’s facilities after informing the Magpies he wishes to explore his options in the transfer market. The club have claimed that he did not travel due to a “minor thigh injury”.

Eddie Howe opens up on ‘difficult’ Alexander Isak transfer saga

“From my situation I am very much removed from what was happening back home,” said Howe in a press conference.

“I was made aware of a bid yesterday and that bid was turned down all before I even heard about it. People back in England are dealing with the situation.

“I really don’t know what happens next. From our perspective, we still support Alex in every way, and my wish is that we see him in a Newcastle shirt again.

“It is difficult because you don’t know what is going to happen. There can be all sorts of talk and hypothetical situations but then you are dealing with reality.

“The reality is we had the first bid from Liverpool yesterday. I believe that was turned down, from this point onwards let’s see what happens.

“I have no idea to try to predict that. In terms of trying to upset players, from my perspective, we can only talk about us, we try to do things the right way, signing players is always complex, we just try to do what we think is right.

“I can’t talk about other clubs, that is not for me to say.”

Howe also revealed that he only learned about Isak’s whereabouts through the media and not from the player himself.

“I know where he is now, through the media,” he said. “So I think from that perspective, it is difficult to go into any type of detail.”

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