Dan Burn admits that Newcastle players can only “control what we can control” after striker Alexander Isak asked to explore a distance from St James’ Park.
Isak was not part of the team that landed in Singapore this morning with the club quoting yesterday a minor injury to the thigh for its absence.
However, reports later emerged that the Swedish international was considering his future, leaving Newcastle with a major enigma to resolve shortly before the start of the new season.
Liverpool flies like Isak weighs options
Liverpool is known to be long -standing admirers of the 25 -year -old while the Saudi Arabian clubs also monitor the status of Isak in Tyneside.
This left the team short of their Talisman when they arrived in the Far East and knew that defender Burn conceded that it was not an ideal situation.
He told Sky Sports News: “If we lost a player, it has been upsetting a united group that has been together for two or three years now.
“Obviously, any player who leaves, it does not help, but from our point of view [we have to] Just control what we can control.
“For the moment, we can’t wait to recover Alex when he is in good shape.”
Transfer can help Newcastle strengthen
Newcastle has no financial pressure to sell, and the departure of Isak would release the funds for several acquisitions of major arguments.
The former Real Sociedad striker scored 23 goals last season and midfielder Bruno Guimaraes hopes that Isak will remain at the club.
Guimaraes said, “We want to keep our best players. [Isak] is not here because he undergoes treatment in Newcastle.
“He is a high -level attacker, his [record over the] The last three seasons are talking about himself, he is a better player. But as far as I know, he stayed there because of his injury, his treatment with the club. »»
