Former Newcastle star suggests a potential landing spot for Alexander Isak and it's not Liverpool

Chris Waddle believes a move to Paris Saint-Germain could be a good one for wantaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.

The Swede has been banished from first-team training by Newcastle manager Eddie Howe after making it known that he wants to leave the club, with Liverpool being Isak's desired destination, according to several reports.

It's the latest twist in a continuing transfer saga between Newcastle and Isak, who at one time was also on Arsenal's radar before the Gunners landed Isak's international teammate Viktor Gyökeres on a £55 million transfer from Sporting last month.

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Waddle, who came into prominence in the early 1980s with the Magpies, believes Howe made the right call in separating the player from the rest of the team, but he thinks Isak would be well-suited for the Ligue 1 giants if he doesn't stay in the Premier League.

Speaking to Premier League betting site talkSPORTBET, Waddle said: “Alexander Isak has made it obvious that he wants to leave and I think it was smart for Eddie Howe to leave him out up to now or every single question would’ve been about Isak.

“They said he had an injury and then it came out that he wants to leave, we all saw that he did a bit of training in Spain to get his fitness up, but he hasn’t played at all in preseason and it looks like he has made his mind up.

“I can’t see it being Arsenal now, it could be Liverpool, but the links to PSG would be a really good move for him if he is to leave – they haven’t got a centre forward like him.

“Ousmane Dembele did a great job there last year, but I can see why they might see Isak as a great acquisition. All we know is, he has his mind set on leaving.”

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