TA: Newcastle s summer window is still progressing slowly; Eddie Hau still hasn t given up on convincing Isaac s idea

Hupu August 12th News TheAthleticUK ace reporter David Ornstein updated this week's weekly report, the following is the Newcastle part.

(In fact, Newcastle became the center of the whirlpool transfer in August)

There is only one week left for the end of the season. What is the priority?

Although Newcastle United's summer window is shrouded under an understandably negative cloud, the team's roster may still receive the full strengthening the club hopes for by the end of the transfer window.

Howe admitted on Friday that "apparently I can't get Isaac back to train", but insisted that the striker "has a future" in Newcastle. The head coach handled the matter carefully, stressing that he could only work with players who “want” to play for the club, while refusing to publicly criticize Isaac.

Liverpool has never returned since its £110 million offer was rejected at the beginning of this month. Newcastle insists that Isaac is not a product for sale, from the board of directors to the top.

Newcastle's attitude is constantly mentioned. Only when Newcastle signs two strikers and Liverpool offers nearly £150 million in transfer fees, this statement can be eased.

At present, both situations seem unlikely to happen, which means the urgent task is to find a replacement for Callum Wilson.

Howe also hopes to use his strong personnel management skills to convince Isaac to return so that the Swedish international can play the main front line for most of the 2025-26 season. Even if he will miss the early season game, it remains to be seen whether this may be achieved.

Visa would be the ideal replacement for Wilson, but Brentford won't sell him until he signs a replacement, and even if he signs a replacement, Newcastle must agree to the transfer fee and will not pay too much for players who turn 29 next month.

Although Samu Aghova is highly watched and popular, he is only 21 years old and the transfer process is complicated and costly. Wolves' Jorgen Strand Larson was also considered, but his club did not consider the striker to be the target for sale.

Newcastle is actively looking for other options in case Visa's deal is not reached, but with the current progress, Anthony Gordon will be temporarily centered on Saturday's game against Aston Villa.

What positions/players are they still considering?

In addition to centers (which is obviously their most urgent need), Howe also hopes to sign another midfielder after Longstaff leaves the team. Joe Willoc also suffered a calf injury and was expected to be out for one month.

Although Howe has an elite midfielder squad consisting of Jolington, Tonali and Guimarães, as well as the potential star Lewis Miley, tied with Willok, the coach still likes to arrange six candidates, and a midfielder is needed given the additional needs of the Champions League.

Ideally, an attacking midfielder at No. 8 will join. West Ham's Lucas Paqueta is unlikely to be such a player, and while he is in close contact with the team, Newcastle United is paying attention to other options.