Arsenal asked to ‘break the bank’ and ‘negative’ British transfer record for striker in form

Arsenal will need to pay Newcastle United a record £150million to sign Aleksandar Isak after the ‘withdrawn’ striker was ‘managed’ into form by a one-to-one chat with Eddie Howe.

The Telegraph claim there is a price tag on the Swede’s head midway through a season which has seen him score 12 Premier League goals as Newcastle United climb to fifth. Premier League table.

He has now scored a total of 48 goals in 87 games for Newcastle since joining from Real Sociedad.

That £150m price tag would make him the third most expensive player in football history behind Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, although he missed out. 2024 Top Scorers List with a purpose.

But Paul Merson clearly thinks he’s worth the money, telling Sky Sports: “If I was Arsenal and I had the money, I’d go and buy Aleksandar Isik. I’d break the bank for him.

“I think he’s the best of the best. I think he takes Arsenal to another level. I’m looking at the all-round picture and next season as well.

“I think if they can get hold of Isak, who I think is the best in the business at the moment, I think it will be a huge coup for Arsenal. The way Arsenal play, I like Alexander Isak. Gotta go along (more than Erling Holland).

“They’ve got a lot of build-up play and they want the forwards to be involved.”

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Weapons are also being made. Strongly linked with Dusan Vlahovicwho has scored 12 goals for Juventus this season and would be available for around a third of the price.

Asked about his £150m price tag, Isick said: “No, it doesn’t really bother me too much. I think that’s more for you guys and the fans to talk about.

“I’m in the middle of the season and I think it’s going really well for me and the team, so, you know, all my focus is here and I’m really happy with how things are going. My focus is on the pitch.”

Isak started the season looking a little rusty and scored just one goal in his first seven games before a run of exceptional form ended his performance against Manchester United on Monday night.

According to the Telegraph, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe called to find out what was troubling the Swede.

‘Behind the scenes, Howe and his coaching staff knew something wasn’t right with him. They could see he wasn’t playing well, but they’ve brought him back as a person and then as a player.

‘Howe has regular one-on-one meetings, but he paid special attention to Isk. He needed to know what was going on inside his head and he needed the player to be honest with him.’

Isak has been described as ‘a gentle soul, a deep thinker, reserved and sometimes withdrawn’ and the report claims he has never indicated to the club that he wants to leave. is