Former Premier League star Wayne Rooney made his thoughts clear on Isak's future at Newcastle. Speaking on his BBC podcast, The Wayne Rooney Show, the former player said, "If I'm a Newcastle player, I don't want Isak back.

Alexander Isak has no way back at Newcastle United and will not be welcome in the dressing room by his team-mates, says Wayne Rooney.

Alexander Isak has gone public for the first time about his discontent at Newcastle by saying the club has broken promises and that “the relationship can’t continue.”

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Newcastle are under pressure to sign a new striker this summer. Callum Wilson was released following the expiration of his contract, but Eddie Howe’s side were forced to start the season without a recognised centre forward after Isak began his own protest over his desired move to Liverpool.

Isak was not present at Tuesday's PFA awards, where he was the only Newcastle player to be named in the Premier League team of the season.

Newcastle and Isak are at war, but with so little time remaining of the transfer window, an uncomfortable truce may be more likely than his dream move to Liverpool.

Here’s the facts: Isak is one of the hottest central strikers in world soccer and he’s only 25. He’s under contract for three more years. He claims he was promised a dramatically increased contract by Newcastle, who subsequently changed up their executives and then yanked the promise. Liverpool want him, and he wants Liverpool.