Explained: The Swedish striker is determined to leave St James’ Park and Fifa’s amendments to article 17 give him an exit route next summer that would potentially cost Newcastle millions of pounds

Alexander Isak and Newcastle United are now embroiled in a war of words following the Swede’s shock statement.

It secured the Serie A side’s first-ever piece of European silverware and cemented Lookman’s place in the history books. Fast forward just over a year, and the Europa League final hero has been angling for a move away from Atalanta, with his eyes set on moving to a club consistently challenging for silverware.

Newcastle and Isak are at war, but with so little time remaining of the transfer window, an uncomfortable truce may be more likely than his dream move to Liverpool.

Alexander Isak has been on strike and dropped a bombshell statement on Tuesday, with Newcastle United showing a hardline stance on the Liverpool transfer target.

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Alexander Isak’s transfer saga is a “f***ing mess” and his agent should be “sacked on the spot”, claims Newcastle legend Alan Shearer.

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You've probably seen coverage of the Alexander Isak transfer saga, but you are probably far less familiar with a little-known FIFA rule called Article 17. It could be the key to unlocking Isak's future.

The reason for this - if you don't frequent the Newcastle United corner of the internet (you do, you're here) - is because on Tuesday night he released a little statement saying he was promised things and the relationship with the club has broken down as a result of those promises not being upheld.