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Isak breaks silence on Howe row and says they've not spoken since Toon exit
Oct 10 2025 22:38 · By Etienne Fermie/Etienne Fermie
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ALEXANDER ISAK has not spoken to Eddie Howe since leaving Newcastle for Liverpool.
The Swede, 26, dramatically went on strike in order to force a £130million summer transfer to Anfield.
3 Alexander Isak spoke while on international duty Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
3 Isak forced his way out of Newcastle during the summer Credit: Getty
Howe , 47, admitted last month that his relationship with Isak "changed" after the striker refused to train.
The Liverpool new-boy spoke to the press this week while on international duty.
Quizzed about his controversial St. James' Park exit, Isak said: "It's nothing I want to dwell on now.
"It doesn't benefit anyone, neither me nor Newcastle so let it be."
On whether he has spoken to Howe or cleared the air with his former boss since the move, Isak bluntly replied: "No."
Isak has made a relatively slow start to life at Liverpool, failing to score in three Premier League outings and losing two of them, while also drawing blanks in two Champions League games.
The 6ft 4in forward did manage to net his first Reds goal in the 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Championship Southampton.
Isak scored 62 goals in 109 appearances across three years at Newcastle.
And Howe last month insisted that the striker enjoyed his stay on Tyneside, despite how it ended.
The Toon boss said: "We want to create an environment and home for them that they love being at.
"But I would say Alex was very much part of that and loved his time here so I don't think that was the issue.
"I think the issue for him was more when the other club came [in], that then changed his thought process.
"I never had a day where Alex didn't look like he enjoyed being at Newcastle. 100 per cent."
Unless the two sides draw each other in the FA Cup , Howe and Isak will not reunite until Newcastle travel to Anfield on January 31.
Replacing the former Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund ace, Newcastle brought in Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa .
Woltemade has quickly cemented himself as a fan favourite but Wissa, who himself went on strike to leave Brentford , is yet to play due to injury.
3 Nick Woltemade has hit the ground running on Tyneside Credit: Getty
