British media: Isaac asked to leave Newcastle, but he is not expected to play in the Saudi league

According to British media givemesport, Isaac asked to leave Newcastle United. Although Riyadh Crescent intends to sign him, he is not expected to play in the Saudi league.

Newcastle once insisted that the striker was missing a friendly match with the Celtics because he needed to gradually enter preseason training, while not going to Singapore was due to a minor thigh injury. However, it is understood that Isaac himself asked to stay at home.

Newcastle has always emphasized that Isaac is not a seller, but Liverpool's interest in the Swedish international has changed his mindset. Before signing Ekitic, Liverpool made it clear that it was willing to break the British transfer record to introduce Isaac.

Newcastle hopes to renew his contract with Isaac, but the 25-year-old is unwilling to accept the new contract terms and has proposed a salary requirement of £300,000 per week to the club, a figure that is unbearable for the 2024/25 League Cup champion.

Although the club is calm about Isaac's situation, as his contract with the team will not expire until 2028 and is well-fed, Newcastle is also looking for other attackers, with Visa of Brentford and Oppenda of Leipzig being their targets.

Brentford has priced more than £40 million for Visa, while Newcastle is preparing a new offer of more than £30 million after their £25 million offer has been rejected.

Liverpool did not rule out the possibility of a formal offer of Isaac, although Newcastle insiders emphasized that Isaac is worth £150 million, this is not a figure to quote directly to the club. If Louis Dias is sold and Nunes is expected to leave the team, Liverpool may add another attacker, and the club is currently evaluating various options.

Riyadh Crescent was also interested in Isaac and informed Newcastle that they were willing to pay about £130 million. However, no specific offer has been made to the Isaac camp so far. Even if there is no encouragement at the moment, the other party may still try, but sources believe that it is more likely to stay in the Premier League.

Arsenal and Chelsea have visited Isaac in the past, who conducted verbal inquiries a year ago. Neither team has new moves this summer, but Chelsea may add another attacker as Nkunku is expected to leave the team and Jackson may be sold for the right price. The current focus of the Blues is Leipzig's Xavi Simmons.

Isaac joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in August 2022, with a transfer fee of about £60 million. He has since scored 62 goals in 109 games, including 27 goals last season. Newcastle believes his value has more than doubled in the past three years, and there is no doubt that it would be a record transfer fee if he leaves St James Park.