Reflects Growing Pains of AmbitionDisrupted Plans and New PressuresIt was supposed to be a summer of refinement, not restructuring, for Newcastle United. Yet as Eddie

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said he is confident that striker Alexander Isak will be at the Premier League club at the start of the 2025-26 season, after leaving the Swede out of their 4-0 friendly loss to Celtic due to transfer talk.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has spoken about the situation at the club during the summer transfer window, openly lamenting the lack of signings they have managed so far