Whether we like it or not, Alexander Isak’s stunning form won’t stop the media and fans of other clubs discussing a potential summer move for the Swedish superstar.
He’s clearly loving life on Tyneside, scoring goals for fun and spent Saturday lifting a trophy in front of 300,000 fans singing his name.
With summer bids inevitable and Newcastle preparing to offer him a new improved contract to reward his performances and tie him down, he is the talk of Tyneside right now, as highlighted by The Athletic’s latest piece today.
In a [Q&A session](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6243779/2025/03/31/inside-newcastle-live-qa-epl-brentford-isak/) held by The Athletic’s Newcastle writers this afternoon, one fan asked: “Is there any truth in the rumour that Isak has rejected a contract offer?”
North East reporter Chris Waugh offered a pretty firm denial of that and a few new pieces of information on the striker, which only strengthens our argument to demand mega money for the Swede this summer.
Waugh revealed that Newcastle still have around £30m of amortisation costs left to pay on Isak, adding that a sell-on clause was also inserted into his contract by Real Sociedad following a £63m move back in August 2022.
Responding to the fan asking if he’d rejected a new deal, Waugh said: “Not that I am aware (he hasn’t rejected a new deal). The messages back on that front is that nothing has changed; contract talks will take place towards the back end of the season, if not post-season itself, once Newcastle have discovered whether they will be playing Champions League football in 2025-26.
“There is no immediate rush at Newcastle’s end. While they ideally want to tie Isak down to an extended deal on improved terms, given that increases the likelihood of keeping him longer term, the striker will still have three years remaining on his contract come the summer and is among their highest earners.
“The club insist they are in a strong position to rebuff interest, too. There is still around £30m of amortisation costs regarding Isak, plus Real Sociedad inserted a sell-on clause in his deal, so Newcastle would need an astronomical offer to even contemplate selling Isak, beyond the fact he is world class and is borderline priceless to them from a footballing perspective.
“Unfortunately the noise surrounding Isak and the constant speculation will not die down, as frustrating as I know many Newcastle fans find it. The world’s elite clubs admire and covet Isak because he is a top-quality striker, which is a scarce resource. Newcastle, however, are determined to try and prolong his St James’ Park stay.”
The club may reject all offers given the size of PIF’s ambitions and his importance to our team, but the fact Real Sociedad inserted a sell-on clause into his £63m move to Newcastle will only increase our demands.
Say they inserted a 20% clause, it would mean a £150m deal, for arguments sake, would earn the La Liga side £30m and see Newcastle miss out on a sizeable chunk.
Hopefully we don’t even need to have this conversation anytime soon and all clubs are priced out of a deal, but this is just another example as to why Liverpool, Arsenal or anyone else will struggle to afford our star man.