Newcastle: Howe’s £120k-p/w “unit” withdraws from international duty

Newcastle: Howe’s £120,000 per week “unit” leaves its international service.

Regarding the fitness of one of their stars, the Magpies are in a tight race against the clock.

Newcastle United have been dealt an injury blow to one of their first-team stars, who is facing a race to be fit in time for the Premier League game vs Crystal Palace next weekend.

What Newcastle players are injured right now?

At St. Joelinton, Sven Botman, Joe Willock, Emil Krafth, and Harvey Barnes are all out injured for Eddie Howe’s James’ Park team. Harvey Barnes will be sidelined until at least next year due to a serious foot injury, while the other players are Joe Willock, Emil Krafth, Joelinton, Sven Botman, and Joe Willock.

The northeast team drew 2-2 with West Ham United in the top division last Sunday at the London Stadium, earning another point that moves them up to eighth place in the standings going into the international break.
Despite the positive outcome, there was a negative that day.

Alexander Isak, the player responsible for both goals in the capital, alerted the manager that he needed to be replaced after 86 minutes due to an injury.
He was replaced by Callum Wilson, who has since regained his full fitness, and the game was still going well.

The 24-year-old striker from Sweden was selected for the team to play Belgium and Moldova, but despite reporting to training, tests have revealed that he will not be able to play for his country (The Athletic).

Injury update for Alexander Isak.

The injury update for Alexander Isak was confirmed by Jacob Whitehead on X.
The Newcastle center-forward had to leave Sweden’s camp and return to Tyneside to start his recovery process.
He hopes to be available for the match at St. James’ Park next weekend.
In James Park.

“Alexander Isak leaves the Swedish team due to an injury.
He wouldn’t be ready for Sweden’s games the following week, according to a statement. Race to recover for NUFC vs Crystal Palace.
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How many goals does Alexander Isak have for Newcastle?

Since joining Newcastle last summer from Real Sociedad, Isak has racked up 20 contributions, 17 goals and three assists, in 37 appearances (Transfermarkt – Isak statistics), so should he for whatever reason not make it back in time for the next domestic game, it would be a real setback for Howe to not have him at his disposal.

The attacker, who is sponsored by Adidas, has taken 17 shots so far this season, more than any of his teammates combined (FBRef – Newcastle statistics), underscoring his desire to score.
His height also lends him a commanding presence on the field.

Standing at 6 foot 3, Howe’s “big unit”, as described by journalist Josh Bunting, is a real target man in the final third, making himself a handful for an opposition’s defence to deal with, and it’s not just leading the line that he’s comfortable with.

The manager will be hoping that his prized asset is able to return to the field as soon as possible.
Isak makes £120k per week (Newcastle salaries) and has the versatility to operate out wide on both the left and right flanks in addition to through the middle.