Newcastle reporter Craig Hope posted that Isaac was making a desperate move and he was eager to join Liverpool with a record transfer fee in the UK and get a generous, doubled salary contract.
According to the Post, Isaac's statement did not receive good feedback, but may have completely closed the door to his transfer this summer. Newcastle has been looking for a replacement for Isaac throughout the summer and will consider selling Isaac if they successfully sign any of João Pedro, Delapp, Ekitic or Sheshko, which, according to sources, could end up being a £130 million transfer fee plus a floating deal.
However, as time goes by and the goal disappears, the possibility of trading has gradually decreased. Craig Hope learned that the sale may be slim, but not entirely impossible. Newcastle insiders still say they "don't know" how the soap opera will end. It seems now that Isaac has put an end to the matter, although not the way he expected it to be.
Eddie Howe has always hoped that Isaac would return to the team and believed that this was possible. However, the players publicly claimed that the relationship between the two sides had broken down and the promises had not been fulfilled, which made the relationship repair even more difficult. What puzzles Newcastle insiders is that Isaac’s relationship with his coaching staff and teammates has never broken down, nor has any promises to allow him to leave the team.
Newcastle believes that Isaac's dissatisfaction stems from the promises made by former boss Amanda Staveli to him last spring, and Staveli believes Isaac deserves a salary increase, although no formal offer or specific details have been discussed. When Starveley left Newcastle and the new management completed the formation, the new sports director Paul Mitchell had informed Isaac and his team that the club would not discuss renewal because he still had four years of contract and was already one of the highly paid players on the team.
Stavelli believes a new contract can reward players' performance, satisfy Isaac and avoid such situations like this summer. And Mitchell left the club in June this year, so when Isaac said the trust had disappeared, was he referring to the trust with his former employees? This confuses many people.
Isaac was allegedly displeased with missing out on the extra income of the year and had long been determined to leave. In addition, he believes that the club has not fulfilled its commitment to strengthening the team's roster and improving infrastructure construction. People familiar with the matter said that after the end of last season, the club understood Isaac's position, and some even expressed sympathy for him.
But when he tried to force himself to leave the club that trained him to become one of the world's top strikers, this way of leaving the team left a very bad impression. Although the team remains united, now it is said that there are differences in the perception of Isaac among players - at least between the support and the players who do not.
This is also one of the reasons Newcastle made offers to several forwards, who believe that Isaac's departure may be the best choice for all parties. The latest statement looks like the player is making the last effort, but it is likely to be the last straw - Newcastle won't be forced to sell the player. This summer, Isaac and his team made a lot of mistakes, which is probably the biggest of them.