Alexander Isak: Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says transfer situation is ‘complex’ and ‘far from ideal’

25 May 2025 – Alexander Isak finishes 2024-25 season as Newcastle’s top scorer with 27 goals in 42 appearances

19 July 2025 – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says Isak will “absolutely” be on the club’s pre-season tour of the far-east after the Swede missed a 4-0 friendly defeat by Celtic with a thigh injury

23 July 2025 – Liverpool sign striker Hugo Ekitike in £69m deal from Eintracht Frankfurt

24 July 2025 – Isak is left out of Newcastle’s squad for their pre-season tour with a “minor thigh injury”

24 July 2025 – Isak expresses desire to explore move away from Newcastle

28 July 2025 – Sources tell BBC Sport that Liverpool remain keen on signing Isak, despite the arrival of Ekitike

29 July 2025 – Howe says Newcastle are yet to receive any offers for Isak

31 July 2025 – Isak trains alone at former club Real Sociedad

1 August 2025 – Newcastle reject Liverpool’s opening offer for the Sweden international and the Reds may not continue their interest

2 August 2025 – Howe says he “really doesn’t know what is going to happen next” and describes the situation as “far from ideal”