It’ll Be Hard For Newcastle To Replace Isak – Chris Waddle

Former Newcastle United midfielder Chris Waddle has urged the club to sell Alexander Isak this summer. He recently described Isak’s transfer drama as a saga that has humiliated the club.

Speaking to the press, Chris revealed that if he was a decision maker at the club, he’d sell the Sweden international immediately.

According to him, even if some fans have said that Newcastle United should keep Isak as punishment for disrespecting the club, there is too much money involved for the player to sit in the reserves.

He stated that the entire back and forth has been an embarrassment for Isak and his agent.

“If I were Newcastle, I would sell Alexander Isak this week. I know a lot of fans are urging the club to keep him to punish him, but we’re not talking about a player that is worth a couple million pounds.

Isak’s transfer would be a nine-figure sum – an incredible amount of money; there’s too much money involved for him to sit in the reserves.

If he does leave and Liverpool is his destination, I’d take the £100m plus add-ons and that would be the end of the chapter.

The whole situation has been a shambles; it’s been handled like a pub team – it’s embarrassing. Whether it’s Isak himself or his agent, they’ve gone about it in completely the wrong way,” he said.

Waddle further noted that despite the recent links to Jorgen Strand Larsen and Nicolas Jackson, neither player has what it takes to replace Isak.

He concluded by saying that there is no forward on the market right now that is as technically sound as the wantaway striker.

“Isak is going to be very hard to replace – he picks the ball up in deeper areas and can create a goal all by himself.

No one available on the market is as technically adept as Isak; more often than not, they require service and the ball in the box to score. While Jorgen Strand Larsen and Nicolas Jackson have been linked as possible replacements, neither are on Isak’s level.

I’m sure there are some hidden gems around the world in other continents like South America or Africa that could grow to become a similar player, but I don’t know of anyone in the Premier League who would be a realistic replacement,” he added.