{"id":91683,"date":"2025-08-27T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91683"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:52:00","slug":"newcastles-isak-named-in-sweden-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91683","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle\u2019s Isak named in Sweden squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 14 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Alexander Isak has been named in the Sweden squad despite not playing any football this season as he pushes to leave Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Isak is among the 24 players named by Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson for World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo next month.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old is training away from his Newcastle team-mates after making clear he wants to join Liverpool despite having three years left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow striker Viktor Gyokeres, who scored his first two goals for Arsenal at the weekend, is also included in Tomasson\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>The Sweden coach said: \u201cI am very happy that Alexander Isak wants to be in the squad, he is a huge player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation he is in is not perfect and he has not trained with the team. But he is a player who can decide matches and he wants to be part of our squad. The World Cup is important for Alexander Isak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have yet to make a fresh bid for Isak since an offer of \u00a3110m was rejected at the start of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Isak has since released a statement on social media accusing Newcastle of breaking a promise to allow him to leave this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies have denied making such a commitment and continue to insist Isak is not for sale.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Broken promises\u2019 \u2013 what\u2019s going on with Isak, Newcastle and Liverpool?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Published19 August<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Wolves reject \u00a355m Newcastle bid for Strand Larsen\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Published16 hours ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"We-hope-to-have-our-best-player-back-Guimaraes-on-Isak\">\u2018We hope to have our best player back\u2019 \u2013 Guimaraes on Isak<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Isak and Guimaraes helped Newcastle win the EFL Cup last season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes says the club \u201chope to have our best player back\u201d, with Premier League fixtures against Leeds and Wolves approaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really missing our striker, a player who scored more than 20 goals in the Premier League last season, so of course he\u2019s someone we feel the absence of,\u201d Magpies captain Guimaraes told ESPN Brasil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut unfortunately, this is a situation that neither I nor any other player can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guimaraes also said he has not spoken to the Sweden international throughout the stand-off between him and the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t had any contact with him,\u201d the Brazil midfielder added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been training in the mornings, and he trains at a different time, when no-one from the team is around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs captain, and for us players, it\u2019s a tough situation because we want to have the best players with us. 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