{"id":1903,"date":"2025-08-27T13:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smenews.uk\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:16:35","slug":"alexander-isak-named-in-sweden-squad-amid-newcastle-transfer-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smenews.rs\/bs\/alexander-isak-named-in-sweden-squad-amid-newcastle-transfer-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Isak Named in Sweden Squad Amid Newcastle Transfer Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SME News UK. Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been included in Sweden\u2019s squad for their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo, despite his ongoing absence from club action and mounting speculation over his future.The 25-year-old forward has missed Newcastle\u2019s first two Premier League fixtures this season, with his situation dominated by reports linking him with a move to Liverpool. Isak\u2019s international call-up may provide a welcome distraction as he prepares to lead the line for Janne Andersson\u2019s side in Ljubljana on September 5 before travelling to Pristina to face Kosovo four days later.The striker recently issued a pointed statement on social media, suggesting that his relationship with Newcastle had reached breaking point.&#8221;The reality is that promises were made and the club has known my position for a long time. To now act as if these issues are only emerging is misleading,&#8221; Isak wrote. &#8220;When promises are broken and trust is lost, the relationship can\u2019t continue. That\u2019s where things are for me right now \u2013 and why change is in the best interests of everyone, not just myself.&#8221;Despite the public nature of the dispute, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has reiterated his desire to reintegrate the striker.&#8221;Alex is an outstanding player, and he\u2019s a good person, a good character. He wants to succeed in his career,&#8221; Howe said ahead of the Magpies\u2019 goalless draw with Aston Villa. &#8220;This has been a difficult situation for him and the players to see us without him. But if Alex decided to come back and play for us, the players would welcome him.&#8221;Isak is set to miss Newcastle\u2019s upcoming clash with Leeds United before linking up with the Sweden squad, where he will be joined by fellow Magpie Anthony Elanga. Sweden\u2019s qualifying campaign begins with high hopes, as they aim to secure their place at next year\u2019s finals in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SME News UK. Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been included in Sweden\u2019s squad for their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo, despite his ongoing absence from club action and mounting speculation over his future.The 25-year-old forward has missed Newcastle\u2019s first two Premier League fixtures this season, with his situation dominated&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alexander Isak Named in Sweden Squad Amid Newcastle Transfer Uncertainty - SME News Balkan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/smenews.rs\/bs\/alexander-isak-named-in-sweden-squad-amid-newcastle-transfer-uncertainty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"bs_BA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alexander Isak Named in Sweden Squad Amid Newcastle Transfer Uncertainty - SME News Balkan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SME News UK. 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