Eddie Howe sends Alexander Isak clear message as Newcastle boss makes Aston Villa admission…
Newcastle United are facing a tough time ahead of the season’s opener at Aston Villa..
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe admits that he is facing a race against time to get a new striker in the door in time for the season’s opener at Aston Villa.
The Magpies have just 11 days left to land a goalscorer for their clash at Villa Park after moves to sign Joao Pedro and Hugo Ekitike failed.
The Alexander Isak affair has also added strain on the squad forcing Howe to try out William Osula in three pre-season matches without success before reverting to Anthony Gordon as a makeshift 9 against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Howe told our sister title Chronicle Live: “There’s not much time left (to get a player in for Villa). Especially when you consider you have to get any player up to speed with how we play, whoever comes in.
“And get into the intricacies of what we do. It is not easy and it is not easy for people to do that straight away. Howe had suggested last night, before leaving South Korea, that Isak would not walk back into the team if he stays. He said: “You have to earn the right to train with us. We’re Newcastle United.
“The player has a responsibility here to be part of a team and part of a squad – you have to act in the right way. So that is also at play here.
“We will make sure that any player does that to earn the right to train with the group. No player can expect to act poorly and train with the group as normal.”
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