Alexander Isak contract door opening for Arsenal as Edu begins work on summer transfer plans
Arsenal will be on the lookout for a striker in the coming windows. It is well documented that the Gunners were keen on another forward last summer and that a move was in the works early in the market.
Benjamin Sesko was a candidate and seen as a market opportunity ahead of the European Championships but any move failed to materialise as the timing of the switch simply didn’t align. The Slovenian instead signed a new deal but football.london understands that the club will continue to follow his progress.
One player whom many Arsenal supporters are very keen on is Alexander Isak. The Newcastle striker has been a big success since his arrival from Real Sociedad and been a part of the Magpies’ establishment as a Europe-chasing club again.
Scoring 20 goals last season was a brilliant accomplishment and most would rank the striker second in the league only to Erling Haaland. Although Kai Havertz’s form might have a claim in that field also.
According to TalkSport, Isak has alerted clubs such as Arsenal over a potential future move as contract talks have stalled. It has been well-documented that Newcastle want to tie the Swede down to an improved and more secure deal, but there are yet to be any breakthroughs on this front.
The current deal is in place until at least 2028, so there is little worry over the player’s value being affected by a diminishing contract. However, there is perhaps concern that the longer he goes without a renewal is something of a flag to suitors that a move might indeed be an option.
Despite their foray into the Champions League, Newcastle fell out of European football entirely and went backwards last season under Eddie Howe. So far, there have only been some signs that might have been remedied this season and they again could go without the Champions League or any European football next season if trends continue as they sit where they finished the previous campaign currently, seventh.
From an Arsenal perspective, sporting director Edu is known to have transfer plans in place months ahead of a window opening, be that January or the summer. Isak’s situation is sure to be on the Gunners’ radar.
Any fee to snatch Isak from Newcastle however will still surely be astronomical. Arsenal paid a club record £105million for Declan Rice in 2023, they might yet need to break that to land their dream striker in the upcoming windows.
