Alexander Isak next club odds: Chelsea lead Arsenal in race for Newcastle striker
Chelsea are the current favourites to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak this summer.
The Blues lead Arsenal and Tottenham in the race to sign the Swedish striker, with talkSPORT BET pricing the west London side at 4/1 favourites.
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Isak has impressed in his short time in the Premier League for Newcastle since signing from Real Sociedad two years ago, scoring 31 goals in 52 league games for the Magpies, including 21 in 30 appearances last season.
Only Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer scored more goals in the Premier League than Isak last season, who helped Newcastle to a seventh-placed finish, but missed out on European qualification next season following Manchester United's FA Cup triumph.
It's apparent that the Tyneside club need to sell at least one of their prize assets this summer to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations, and Isak is thought to a man in demand following his highly impressive season last term.
Eddie Howe's side have managed to earn close to £75m from the sales of Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton, which has opened up some financial breathing space but may find themselves still needing to sell later in the summer.
Chelsea have been in the market for a new number nine to lead the line for several years now after numerous strikers have joined and left the club in the last few years, effectively since Diego Costa departed six and a half years ago.
Nicolas Jackson led the line for the Blues last season but despite scoring 14 Premier League goals the amount of missed opportunities the Senegalese had leaves much room for improvement should Chelsea wish to be challenging for titles once again, and Isak could prove to be the missing piece.
Alexander Isak next club odds (talkSPORT BET)
- Chelsea - 4/1
- Arsenal - 5/1
- Tottenham - 8/1
- Liverpool - 10/1
- Any French club - 16/1
- Any German club - 16/1
- Any Italian club - 16/1
- Any Spanish club - 16/1
- Manchester United - 20/1
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Arsenal have linked with Isak for a while now, finding themselves in a similar boat to Chelsea where they're in need of a genuine goal scorer after Gabriel Jesus bagged just four in the Premier League last term.
The Gunners are second favourites at 5/1 to sign Isak from Newcastle, and with the Gunners finishing just two points behind Manchester City in the title race last season, the Swede could prove to be the difference maker in front of goal that could deliver a long awaited league title.
Staying in north London, Tottenham are also linked with a move for the Newcastle striker having not yet found a replacement for club record goal scorer Harry Kane, who departed the club last summer.
Ange Postecoglou's side are thought to be in the market for someone to lead their line this season as they aim to push back into the top four, and are priced at 8/1 to bring Isak to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Priced slightly further behind are Liverpool at 10/1 for new boss Arne Slot to bring the Swede in, while a move abroad to one of the other top five leagues is 16/1, and a transfer to Old Trafford is 20/1.
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