Isak saga 'lose-lose' but I'd welcome him back into squad - Howe

Newcastle United head Eddie Howe says he has not seen aliases spoken to striker Alexander Isak for a week and has described nan saga arsenic a "lose-lose situation".

The Sweden guardant wants to subordinate Liverpool but a £110m bid was rejected by Newcastle earlier this month.

That led to nan 25-year-old releasing a connection this week saying Newcastle had surgery promises made to him.

Isak believed he would beryllium allowed to leave if a large nine came successful for him and offered an due interest - but Newcastle denied that was nan lawsuit successful a connection successful response.

The subordinate is now training isolated from nan first squad and missed Newcastle's opening crippled of nan caller Premier League season. He will not characteristic erstwhile Newcastle look Liverpool connected Monday.

Howe said he has "no measurement of knowing" what will hap pinch nan erstwhile Real Sociedad striker earlier nan transportation model closes connected 1 September.

"I haven't seen him this week but erstwhile I spot him we speak arsenic normal, location are nary issues there," said Howe.

"It's a difficult business from some sides and it's acold from perfect for some parties.

"When we bump into each different we speak, but arsenic I opportunity I've not seen him this week arsenic he's training later connected and detached from nan group. We will drawback up astatine immoderate shape and hopefully speak soon."

Newcastle person struggled to motion a striker this summertime aft seeing Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and Joao Pedro each spell elsewhere.

Newcastle had a £40m bid rejected for Brentford prima Yoane Wissa this week while Wolves are adamant that Jorgen Strand Larsen is not for sale.

Options are bladed connected nan crushed and Howe said he would invited Isak backmost into nan fold should he stay astatine Newcastle aft nan model closes.

"Yes, of course. He's contracted to us, he's our player. My wish is that he would beryllium playing connected Monday nighttime pinch us. But he won't beryllium and that's regrettable," Howe said.

While Newcastle fans sang captious chants astir Isak astatine Aston Villa past week, Howe believes that contempt nan saga his team-mates would support his reintegration.

"I person nary uncertainty astir really nan players will feel. They will consciousness nan aforesaid measurement I do. Alex is simply a awesome player, he's a bully person, a bully characteristic and a bully lad," Howe added.

"If Alex wanted to travel backmost and play for us, nan players would invited him."

Analysis by Ciaran Kelly

Should nan dressing room's willingness to invited Isak backmost travel arsenic a surprise?

Not only is Isak 1 of nan champion strikers successful nan world, nan Swede still has a number of friends astatine nan club.

But it was only a fewer days agone that Isak stressed that "the narration can't continue".

Just really would nan striker respond if he is still astatine Newcastle erstwhile nan model shuts connected 1 September?

Would Isak beryllium prepared to play for nan nine again if he is incapable to unafraid a move to Liverpool?

That remains nan large unknown.

What is clear is that some Isak and Newcastle are moving retired of clip successful this window.

Newcastle person recovered it challenging capable to effort and switch Callum Wilson - fto unsocial bring successful an further striker tin of filling Isak's boots.

Newcastle person had aggregate bids turned down for Wissa, while Wolves do not want to suffer Larsen truthful precocious successful nan window.

Wolves person already sold Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri this summertime and head Vitor Pereira wants to amended his squad alternatively than weaken it.