Eddie Howe ‘nervous’ that he could lose Aleksandr Isak amid Premier League rival links

Eddie Howe will likely be nervous about holding onto star striker Alexander Isak at Newcastle as his high-quality goalscoring kind continues.

That is in keeping with talkSPORT’s Tony Cascarino with Premier League golf equipment probably set their sights on a transfer for the Magpies’ expertise.

Isak scored a hat-trick in Newcastle’s 4-0 win at Ipswich City on Saturday, along with his first coming within the opening minute.

The Sweden worldwide has now netted in his final 4 consecutive league video games, though linked with an exit to a rival membership.

Arsenal have been often linked with Isak ever since he signed for Newcastle from Actual Sociedad in 2022.

With the January switch window across the nook, hypothesis is about to extend however Howe is assured of with the ability to maintain him.

“Yeah I’m,” he instructed talkSPORT. “I feel we’re attempting to construct, I say many occasions each switch window that comes spherical, we’re attempting to construct.

“And I feel this window for us might be extra about getting the most effective out of the gamers that we’ve relatively than wanting externally.

“I do not see us doing large enterprise, incomings, so it goes with out saying, we need to maintain our greatest gamers.”

talkSPORT understands that Newcastle are below strain to promote gamers in January amid Revenue and Sustainability [PSR] fears.

Nonetheless, Weekend Sports activities Breakfast’s Cascarino senses Howe is nervy of the curiosity in Isak, saying: “It is fairly clear, Eddie Howe is nervous.

“You recognize, ‘We won’t do a lot enterprise, it is necessary we maintain the most effective gamers we are able to,’ and I completely get that by Eddie. He is bought a problem, he will must combat off a lot of golf equipment and whether or not they make a bid in extra of £100million, if that occurs…

“One factor within the paper that Eddie quotes as effectively, as a result of this says rather a lot, he mentioned he is additionally very fashionable within the dressing room with the Newcastle lads.

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“He spoke about not solely his goalscoring however he truly mentioned he is very fashionable there as effectively, so he can be an enormous loss.”

Isak’s ten Premier League targets have him sitting joint-fourth within the standings this season with Bryan Mbeumo and Chris Wooden.

Solely Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer have netted greater than the trio.

Isak has additionally reached a complete of 46 targets in 85 appearances for Newcastle, with the ahead now in his third season at St. James’ Park.

A January transfer could show tough for golf equipment given it the switch window comes midway via the marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, Newcastle may discover it even harder to maintain maintain of Isak in the summertime ought to he keep his success in entrance of objective.

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