Howe hails ‘successful’ Newcastle transfer window despite Isak exit

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·12. September 2025

Howe hails ‘successful’ Newcastle transfer window despite Isak exit

Eddie Howe has said he is confident Newcastle have had a ‘successful’ transfer window despite the sale of Alexander Isak to Liverpool.

Isak completed his £125m British transfer record move to Liverpool on deadline day, having scored 45 league goals across his last two seasons at St James’ Park.

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Despite that loss, Howe is hopeful that Newcastle are in a stronger position, particularly having added Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa to their forward options.

On the club’s disrupted transfer window, as Isak pushed for an exit, Howe said at a pre-match press conference: “It was a challenging window but also a successful window hopefully. Time will be the best judgement of that. Our clear focus now is just the football. There are no off-the-pitch distractions and we are looking forward to that.

“I am excited by the possibilities of this squad.”

Wissa has been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with Wolves, due to a knee injury. However, Howe hinted that Woltemade could start after an impressive introduction to training.

The German signed from Stuttgart for £69m this summer, after winning the Golden Boot at this summer’s u-21 European Championship. Howe said he has ‘no hesitation’ in playing the striker this weekend.

“He’s fine. He’s trained well and I’m really pleased with how he has looked in the first days. It’s a big change for him, a big opportunity as well.

“He’s got a great nature and a great character, he’s very calm. He’s gone straight into our training and not looked out of place.

“He has shown his qualities, so I am really pleased with how he has settled in. I have no hesitation in playing any of the new players.”

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