According to the Daily Telegraph, Newcastle executives and coach Eddie Howe reached a consensus at an earlier crisis meeting: Isaac will be firmly retained, and the player's stay and stay may determine the club's future positioning.
Isaac has expressed his willingness to leave the team, and the club has had a premonition that similar situations will happen this summer. According to the Daily Telegraph, Newcastle held a crisis meeting earlier this year to plan how to deal with the signing difficulties that may be faced this summer.
From Chairman Rumayan to head coach Eddie Howe, Newcastle has a clear and firm position: Isaac will not be sold this summer no matter how much it costs. No matter what happens, no matter how high the bid is, this is their bottom line.
Isaac is Newcastle's best and most critical player. His departure not only hits the team at the competitive level, but may also shake the team's psychology. A person familiar with the matter said the club will "persevere to the end and strive for it" to ensure that he stays in the team. The report pointed out that if Isaac is lost this summer, it will be a "destructive setback". Ambitions will not sell out the core, especially when trying to rank among the top Premier League and Europe. If Isaac switches to an opponent like Liverpool, it will not only weaken itself, but may also cause Newcastle to retreat for several years.
This kind of incident may also trigger a domino effect: players such as Tonali, Livramento and Gordon and their agents are all waiting and watching. Once Isaac forces his departure, others may follow suit and shake the team's foundation.
Although the club cannot use Saudi sovereign funds to promote large-scale investment under PSR restrictions, Newcastle still has a key initiative: it can not be sold. Isaac has a three-year contract with the club, so Newcastle does not need to make concessions.
From an economic perspective, selling is not necessarily a good deal. Even if Liverpool is willing to pay 120 million pounds, Newcastle's net profit is only about 50 million to 60 million pounds due to Real Sociedad's high resale share clause. This is not a change in the current situation for clubs that want to continue to improve their roster.
More importantly, Newcastle has already had funds this summer, but has suffered frequent setbacks in signings other than Ellanda, because the target players tend to clubs with higher salaries and more attractive environments. It can be seen that transfer funds cannot guarantee successful reinforcement, and it is even more difficult to find another Isaac.
At present, Isaac has not participated in the preseason due to "injury", but the signs of his "mind not being in the game" are obvious. It is reported that he has expressed his idea of leaving the team to Eddie Howe, but the club responded clearly: it will not be sold.
It is reported that Isaac is willing to listen to quotes from clubs such as Liverpool. In the similar tug-of-war in the past, players are often the winning side. But this time Newcastle still takes the initiative. As long as they are "hard to the end", they can defend themselves.
The key is, can the club convince Isaac to stay in the team and continue to participate in the game? If he chooses to stop training, feel depressed, and refuses to fight, what's the point of leaving him? Currently, a good relationship between Eddie Howe and the players are seen as key.
And Newcastle's ultimate fate will depend on the choice of Saudi public investment funds: whether to compromise or create a team that is truly top-notch competitiveness and cannot be easily dismantled.