Isak scored 23 league goals last season to guide Newcastle back to the Champions League with a fifth-placed finish while he also scored in the League Cup final against Liverpool to give United their first domestic trophy in 70 years.
He did not join Newcastle on their preseason tour and was forced to train separately in a tense standoff with the club, which manager Eddie Howe grimly described as a “lose-lose” situation.
Isak, however, accused Newcastle of breaking promises and misleading supporters in a statement that confirmed he wanted to leave the northeast club, saying change was in the “best interests of everyone.”
**Reuters**