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BBC · Aug 20, 2025

Alexander Isak and a 'nuclear' row with Newcastle - what next?

Image caption, Alexander Isak has claimed that "promises were broken and trust is lost"Alexander the Great.

Those words were splashed across the banner as Newcastle United fans saluted their talisman at St James' Park nine months ago.

Yet that night feels like a distant memory.

Isak remains determined to join Liverpool and the striker claimed that "promises were broken and trust is lost" in an explosive statement.

Newcastle fired back just a few hours later and made it clear that "no commitment has ever been made that Alex can leave this summer."

So what has irked Isak? What effect has the saga had on the dressing room? And can the striker really be reintegrated?

Broken promises?

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