Newcastle United may have broken the bank with a £63m outlay for his services but with each passing day Alexander Isak looks more and more like a bargain for the ages. The Swede has found the net 21 times in 34 appearances this term and is averaging a Premier League goal every 104 minutes.
As such, it is no surprise to see Isak being linked with another big money switch in the near future, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham just a few recently-named suitors, but it seems as though the pundit class in this country have lost their marbles when it comes to the striker’s future on Tyneside.
Let’s start with Darren Bent. A top quality Premier League export who found the back of the net 106 times in the top flight, the former journeyman knows what it takes to succeed at the top level. He has since made a very successful post-playing career on the airwaves at talkSPORT.
Yet inexplicably, the usually-knowledgable Bent believes Arsenal may be able to poach Newcastle’s most valued attacker this summer for a meagre £80m – just £17m more than the Magpies spent bringing him to St James’ Park in 2022.
“£80-100 million, and I would happily pay it,” Bent said live on talkSPORT when quizzed over the 24-year-old. Double it and maybe you’ll get a call back from one of the Newcastle hierarchy.
