Newcastle slap huge £150m price tag on Alexander Isak amid Arsenal links with Magpies confident of keeping in-demand striker

Newcastle United have named the prohibitive price tag it would take for Arsenal and others to sign in-form striker Alexander Isak.

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• Isak valuation prohibitive
• Newcastle not willing to sell
• Arsenal and others linked

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to the , Newcastle would require a Premier League record offer "in excess of" £150m (€181m/$189m) in order to part with Isak. A similar valuation previously scared off Chelsea and the Magpies are reported to be "relaxed" about the situation, with "no interest in selling".

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Arsenal are the club most heavily linked with Isak, who has scored 32 Premier League goals since the start of 2023-24. The Gunners have lacked a prolific striker since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left, despite speding a substantial amount of Gabriel Jesus in 2022. But there could be rival interest from Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and even Liverpool if Mohamed Salah is to leave Anfield.

• WHAT ISAK SAID

  During the November international break, Isak told reporters in Sweden: "I am commenting on my situation in Newcastle, and I have never had any problem there. I am fully focused on my task there and that we will have a fantastic season. There are still great opportunities for that. I have no thoughts about anything else."

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Isak still has until 2028 on the six-year contract he signed upon joining Newcastle in the summer of 2022. But while he has no stated desire to leave the club, a new and improved deal is likely going to be necessary to keep the player in the long-term. Talks have previously been postponed and will have to begin at some point.