Alexander Isak appears to train alone at Newcastle, as ‘huge wage demands are revealed’ to sign new contract amid Liverpool interest

Alexander Isak’s contract demands to Newcastle have reportedly been revealed, amid a suggestion from a supporter that the forward trained alone on Tuesday amid continued speculation over his future.

Isak has been the subject of interest from Liverpool this summer, but the Premier League champions would likely have to pay in advance of £125million to try to convince Newcastle to sell.

The Magpies have made it clear that Isak is not for sale, prompting Liverpool to shift their focus to Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, who is set to join in an £80m move.

Isak’s agent Gonzalo Gaitan spoke out about his future to Saudi Arabian newspaper Arriyadiyah, with the forward attracting interest from clubs in the Gulf state.

‘We are indeed studying and analysing all options, and we may be close to finalising the next step for the player,’ Gaitan said. 

‘Without revealing any details regarding whether Isak will transfer or stay with Newcastle.’

According to talkSPORT, Isak and his representatives have made his demands clear over conditions for a new contract, with the Swedish star reportedly seeking £300,000-a-week to commit his future to the club.

It would more than double the £120,000-a-week wages currently earned by Isak under a six-year deal he agreed in 2022, when he signed from Real Sociedad for £60m.

The demands would break Newcastle’s tightly controlled wage structure.

Amid reports of Isak’s contract demands, one eagle eyed supporter shared a photo on social media which appeared to show the forward training alone on Tuesday.

‘Isak training on his own today, that’s him away to Liverpool,’ the fan wrote.

The image appeared to show Isak during a fitness drill with a member of Newcastle United staff.

Isak had been left out of Newcastle’s 4-0 pre-season defeat to Celtic on Saturday, with manager Eddie Howe later admitting the decision was due to ongoing speculation over the striker’s future. 

Howe said speaking after the friendly match: ‘I chose to send him home. 

‘The last thing Alex wants if he is not playing is to be sat in the stand and under that scrutiny, then if he wasn’t going to play today, we mutually agreed he shouldn’t be here. 

‘It was my decision. He travelled back to Glasgow with us, but I decided to send him home due to the speculation around him. Both [Joelinton and Isak] are fit but not ready to play. Alex has trained and is fine but we didn’t want to take the risk with him.

‘Yes, I’ve had discussions with him, but that’s not abnormal,’ he added. ‘I respect a player’s career and how short it is. Alex has been really good, he’s trained really well and I realise there’ll be noise around him.

‘We have a few of those players who are irreplaceable. Your top players are so hard to find, so hard to recruit and so hard to develop. So when you have them, you need to treasure them. Of course we’re desperate to keep him as part of our team.

‘I think it’s difficult for me to ever give 100 per cent clarity on any player, I’d never do that. 

‘All I can say is Alex is happy at Newcastle, he loves the players, the staff, the team. 

‘I’ve never had any issue with him and I’m confident he’s going to be here at the start of the season.’

Newcastle are set to begin their pre-season tour in the coming days, with the Magpies facing Arsenal in Singapore on July 27.

Howe’s side will also face an all-star K League side and Tottenham in South Korea.