The Sweden international is currently frozen out of the first-team picture at St James’ Park.
Thierry Henry believes Newcastle should sell Alenxander Isak (Owen Humphreys/PA)open image in gallery
Thierry Henry believes Newcastle should sell Alenxander Isak (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)
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Thierry Henry believes it would be in Newcastle’s best interests for striker Alexander Isak to leave the club.
The Sweden international is currently frozen out of the first-team picture at St James’ Park amid a stand-off over his future.
Isak became unsettled when the Magpies rejected a £110million bid for his services from Liverpool more than three weeks ago and has since trained away from the rest of the squad.
The 25-year-old has also issued a statement claiming promises made to him by the club have been “broken” and “the relationship can’t continue”.
Newcastle have been adamant the player is not for sale and Henry, the former Arsenal, Barcelona and France forward, feels he could yet be re-integrated by manager Eddie Howe.
However, he thinks it would be better if Isak was allowed to go.
Henry, working as a pundit ahead of Newcastle’s clash with Liverpool on Monday, told Sky Sports: “You cannot put yourself in a situation when you don’t come to train.
“I think for me, in an ideal world, the best thing for him is – I think, for everybody – is if he can leave.
“But I also do believe that when someone makes a mistake, if he sees it as a mistake and after (so does) his dressing room, if he apologises, then we can move on.
“If he scores goals and he starts to play the same way he played last year, then the Newcastle fans will be OK about it.
“The best for me right now, the way it is, for Liverpool and Newcastle, is if he goes.”