"I loved working with him and I hope he loved working with us. It was mutually beneficial. We helped him become the player that he in part is today, and he helped us as a team achieve some unbelievable milestones. He was part of a very successful team. But to give you a bit more on that, the moment he went on strike, our relationship did change."
"Isak's departure prompted Newcastle to invest £69m in Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade and Brentford's Yoane Wissa, who joined in a £55m move, and the former could make his debut against Wolves on Saturday. However, Wissa will not be involved after returning from international duty with DR Congo with a knee injury which could also rule him out of Thursday night's Champions League opener against Barcelona. Asked if the 29-year-old would be available for the Premier League fixture, Howe said:"
Alexander Isak missed Newcastle's preseason tour to Singapore and South Korea and trained alone on the squad's return before securing a deadline-day move to Liverpool worth £130 million. The summer transfer followed his original £63m signing from Real Sociedad in 2022. The strike marked a turning point and communication between Isak and the club became difficult. Isak's exit led Newcastle to sign Nick Woltemade for £69m and Yoane Wissa for £55m. Wissa returned from DR Congo with a knee injury, will miss the upcoming Premier League game, and could also miss the Champions League opener against Barcelona.
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