{"id":17832,"date":"2025-07-31T22:29:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/liverpool-sets-sights-on-isak-training-at-real-sociedad\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:29:49","slug":"liverpool-sets-sights-on-isak-training-at-real-sociedad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/liverpool-sets-sights-on-isak-training-at-real-sociedad\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Sets Sights on ISAK Training at Real Sociedad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Alexander Isak has informed ESPN that he missed Newcastle&#8217;s preseason tour amid talks regarding a potential transfer to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle attributed his absence from the Asia Tour to &#8220;minor thigh injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He did not play in Sunday&#8217;s match against Arsenal in Singapore and K-League XI, and he will also miss a fixture against Tottenham Hotspur this week.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN, the Swedish international is considering a move away from Newcastle this summer, with Liverpool being a strong contender if he becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from Real Sociedad confirmed to ESPN that Isak is currently focused on his recovery in Zubieta, near San Sebastian.<\/p>\n<p>Having played for Authentic for three years before joining Newcastle in 2022, Isak has emerged as one of Europe&#8217;s most promising young forwards.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure>\n<picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0728%2Fr1524667_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0728%2Fr1524667_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0728%2Fr1524667_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0728%2Fr1524667_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><\/source><\/source>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Alexander Isak might be heading out of Newcastle this summer. <cite>Serena Taylor\/Newcastle United via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Newcastle has been hesitant to let Isak go, especially since he has scored 44 Premier League goals over three seasons and has three years remaining on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Liverpool secured the signing of Hugo Ekitique from Eintracht Frankfurt for \u00a369 million ($91 million), following a competitive bidding process against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Ogden: Why Liverpool remains interested in Isak this summer<\/strong><br \/><b>&#8211; Lawrence: How Ekitique found his way to Liverpool<\/b><br \/><b>&#8211; The potential of Ekitique: Prospects and pitfalls in scouting<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite adding players like Florian Wiltz, Jeremy Fripon, and Milos Kerkez to their roster, Premier League champions Liverpool are still keen to strengthen ahead of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Isak) is still our player. He has a contract with us,&#8221; said manager Eddie Howe this week. &#8220;We have some influence over his future. I hope he stays, but that decision isn&#8217;t solely mine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t received formal offers for him from any other clubs.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This news is significant as it highlights the ongoing player movement in the Premier League, especially with young talents like Isak. His potential transfer to a top club like Liverpool could not only impact Newcastle&#8217;s lineup but also shake up the competitive dynamics across the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Isak has informed ESPN that he missed Newcastle&#8217;s preseason tour amid talks regarding a potential transfer to Liverpool. Newcastle attributed his absence from the Asia Tour to &#8220;minor thigh injuries.&#8221; He did not play in Sunday&#8217;s match against Arsenal in Singapore and K-League XI, and he will also miss a fixture against Tottenham Hotspur [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40,340,132,46,452,710,1085,45,3574,1592],"class_list":{"0":"post-17832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-isak","10":"tag-liverpool","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-real","13":"tag-sets","14":"tag-sights","15":"tag-soccer","16":"tag-sociedad","17":"tag-training"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}