Newcastle are under pressure to sign a new striker this summer. Callum Wilson was released following the expiration of his contract, but Eddie Howe’s side were forced to start the season without a recognised centre forward after Isak began his own protest over his desired move to Liverpool.

Virgil van Dijk named four Premier League strikers that have caused him problems in the past, including Alexander Isak, but left out Newcastle target Nicolas Jackson

For Newcastle, the bigger picture is what it says about the direction of travel under PIF, whose internal targets for this season are high and whose ambition is understood to be undimmed from when chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan very deliberately stated that he wanted the club to be “No 1”.

As Alexander Isak’s attempts to force an exit from Newcastle United rumble on into yet another week, I’m yet to find a Toon supporter who begrudges him that move to Liverpool that he so badly wants. The majority of United fans can see why he’d want ...

Newcastle United are interested in signing Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, but may have to act quickly to secure a deal

If you’d like to refute that, let’s take a quick look at their record sales:2025: Elliott Anderson to Nottingham Forest (£35m) - a deal done purely for PSR purposes in which the player hadn’t