Alexander Isak has finally reported back to Newcastle United.
The Swede did not travel to our game at Celtic last month, was not on the flight to Singapore or South Korea in our tour of Asia, and hasn’t featured once for the club over pre-season.
Instead, as part of his push to join Liverpool amid a £110m bid from Merseyside, the striker hopped on a flight to Spain last week to train with his own fitness coaches at former club Real Sociedad.
This morning, however, he’s back on Tyneside and has been filmed arriving at the club’s Benton training base by Sky Sports’ Pete Graves.
Exclusive: Alexander Isak arrives at #nufc training ground this morning. He’s the only player here. Rest of the squad only landed back from South Korea at 0840 and have been given day off by Eddie Howe. Updates on @SkySportsNews. pic.twitter.com/ConOhWutbj
— Pete Graves (@PeteGravesTV) August 4, 2025
Along with his footage above, Graves reveals that the rest of the squad touched down at 8.40am this morning after returning from South Korea.
The playing squad have been given the day off by Eddie Howe, having played Spurs yesterday in a 1-1 draw in Seoul, but it’s thought the boss will meet with Isak today to discuss what is turning into a messy situation for all parties.
Speaking about Isak’s potential return to the training pitch, Howe issued a strong message to the media when speaking from Korea on Sunday:
“You have to earn the right to train with us. We are Newcastle United. The player has a responsibility here to be part of a team and part of a squad.
“You have to act in the right way. So that is also at play here. No player can expect to act poorly and then train with the group as normal.”
Over to you, Alex…