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Manchester United’s stance on making a transfer for disgruntled Newcastle striker Alexander Isak has come to mild.
United ramp up striker search
United are intensifying their efforts to signal a brand new striker forward of the upcoming 2025/26 season. Repeatedly scoring targets was a giant downside for the staff final time period and fixing this difficulty was the membership’s prime precedence heading into the window.
The Crimson Devils have partly addressed this by finishing offers for Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo respectively.
However, United are additionally anticipated to safe the companies of a top-class striker and having missed out on first-choice goal Liam Delap, who opted to affix Chelsea as an alternative, Ruben Amorim’s facet have been compelled to forged a wider internet.
United proceed to be linked to the likes of Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Earlier on Thursday, it emerged that Isak had knowledgeable Newcastle that he needs to go away searching for a recent problem. Naturally, with United on the hunt for a talisman, there was hypothesis and pleasure that they may maybe get into the ring for his signature.
Isak needs out of Newcastle
It’s understood Isak has knowledgeable the Magpies that he needs to discover his choices this switch window.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Alexander Isak has knowledgeable Newcastle of his want to discover a transfer this summer time.
Membership conscious of participant’s plans and can now resolve how you can transfer, as @CraigHope_DM reviews.
Newcastle have already re-started exploring a transfer for a prime striker out there. 👀 pic.twitter.com/eWVbmnFN9v
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2025
The Swede has not handed in an official or formal switch request however is now seeking to go away, amidst robust rumours that he’s on the radar of Liverpool and the Saudi Professional League.
Newcastle don’t wish to promote Isak, who’s valued at £150m, however they might be compelled to let him go if he continues agitating for an exit. There have been conversations a few new contract to increase his keep at St James’ Park however nothing is superior in the intervening time.
United’s stance on pursuing Isak
In line with Chris Wheeler of the Every day Mail, United are usually not planning to become involved within the Isak saga as a result of the operation is just too costly.
Wheeler wrote on X, “Man Utd rule out a transfer for unsettled Newcastle star Alexander Isak and different costly choices like Benjamin Sesko and Nicolas Jackson as they wrestle to afford a brand new striker after spending greater than £130m on Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.”
Man Utd rule out a transfer for unsettled Newcastle star Alexander Isak and different costly choices like Benjamin Sesko and Nicolas Jackson as they wrestle to afford a brand new striker after spending greater than £130m on Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha #mufc
— Chris Wheeler (@ChrisWheelerDM) July 24, 2025
This has been corroborated by the Manchester Night Information’ Samuel Luckhurst.
“Manchester United are unlikely to maneuver for striker Alexander Isak regardless of his obvious want to go away Newcastle.”
“United sources don’t count on the membership to discover the potential for signing Isak, who’s apparently valued at £150million by Newcastle. A separate supply mentioned there was ‘no probability’ of United going for Isak.”
Isak scored 23 targets and supplied an extra six assists in 34 Premier League video games final time period.
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