Alexander Isak celebrates scoring a goal for Newcastle (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)
Arsenal will not be able to sign Newcastle star Alexander Isak in the summer transfer window because he would be too expensive for them.
Daily Mail He revealed that the Gunners, Who need elite number 9cannot afford the 25-year-old as the Magpies slapped a whopping £150million price tag on his head. It means the north London side will have to offer a British record transfer fee, something the team owner, Stan Kroenke, is “unlikely to agree to”.
Isak has had a slow start to the season, but he has now become one of the most in-form players in Europe, even winning the Premier League Player of the Month award for December. The Sweden international scored eight goals for Newcastle and set up two more across six games in December.
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His last goal came at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal as Eddie Howe's side won 2-0 in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.
The player has been linked to a whole host of clubs This season and his contract at St James' Park expires in 2028. The Magpies are thought to want to tie him down to a new deal, but talks are stalled so far.
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The Mail report also stated that Arsenal will listen to offers for striker Gabriel Jesus at the end of the season. Left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko could also be sold in the January transfer window.
Midfielder Thomas Partey, who earns £150,000-a-week, will also be allowed to leave when his contract expires in June.
The Gunners will be fine with staying within the rules of profit and sustainability, but it is believed that they will not be allowed to bring in Isaac from Newcastle.
Manager Mikel Arteta is believed to be an admirer of the former Borussia Dortmund man, as is former sporting director Edu, who left the club in November to take up a position with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Any Champions League qualification would increase Isak's chances of staying at Newcastle, with the club confident he will end up staying with them next season.
