Eddie Howe explains why Newcastle United broke club's transfer record for Alexander Isak nufc
Eddie Howe explains why Newcastle United broke club’s transfer record for Alexander IsakThe Newcastle United head coach had been desperate to add more attacking goal threat to his squad and Friday it happened.The 22 year old arriving in a deal that smashes the NUFC transfer record, around £60m heading the way of Real Sociedad, almost £20m more than Lyon agreed in the total package for Bruno Guimaraes.
At this young age, Alexander Isak now closing in on 300 appearances for club and country before this season will have ended.Aged 17 he was playing for the senior Sweden team.Aged 19 he went on loan to the Dutch league, helping Willem II to reach the cup final and Alexander Isak became the first foreign born player in the Eredivisie to score 12 goals in his first 12 league games.
Aged 20, after signing for Real Sociedad, the striker was a key factor in the club winning the Copa Del Rey.Aged 22, Alexander Isak has scored 40 non-penalty goals across all club competitions since the start of the 2019-20 season. The only other players who are 23 or under who have scored more, are Mbappe and Haaland.
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