ALEXANDER ISAK has not flown to Singapore with his team-mates for Newcastle’s Asia tour.
The Swede, 25, has been strongly linked with a big-money move to Liverpool this summer.
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Isak did train with his team-mates during a pre-season camp in Austria earlier this month.
Last week the forward was sent home by Eddie Howe amid the Liverpool speculation but the Toon boss insisted he would be part of the Asia tour.
The Reds moved quickly to hijack Newcastle’s top target Hugo Ekitike for £79m after the Magpies were adamant they would not sell Isak.
But SunSport understands that does not preclude Arne Slot’s side from still trying to get Isak, who was left disappointed by Newcastle’s bungling of a new contract.
Newcastle insist that their No14 will miss out on the Asia trip due to a “minor thigh injury”.
Isak has three years remaining on his contract at St James’ Park.
Previous co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi are understood to have promised the forward an improved package prior to their departure.
Amid a tricky PSR landscape, new Toon sporting director Paul Mitchell is said to have shelved those original contract plans, leaving Isak and his camp disappointed.
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Isak earns around £130,000 a week at Newcastle.
SunSport understands that the prolific striker’s camp is coveting a new deal for their client worth around £300k a week.
Mitchell and Co, however, decided that Isak is well paid as it is and that his Toon future is secure given that his contract runs until 2028.
Further talks were scheduled for this summer, but are not thought to have yet taken place amid Liverpool’s previous interest.
Newcastle are set to face Arsenal in Singapore this Sunday without Isak.
Eddie Howe‘s side will then fly to South Korea for matches against a K-League XI and Tottenham.
Their next game on home soil will be against Spanish side Espanyol at St James’ Park on August 8.
Even with Isak remaining among their ranks, Newcastle are after a new striker.
Former deputy Callum Wilson was allowed to leave on a free transfer last month, with the ex-England international having since been linked with West Ham.
Newcastle were beaten 4-0 by Celtic last weekend, with 21-year-old William Osula starting up front.
Howe’s sole first team acquisition so far this summer has been Anthony Elanga, with Isak’s compatriot arriving in a £55m deal from Nottingham Forest earlier this month
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