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“It was my decision,” said Howe about sending Isak home. The striker wasn’t set to play in the game - which turned out to be a 4-0 thrashing by Celtic - because Newcastle are managing his minutes at this early stage of pre-season.
“He travelled to Glasgow with us but I decided to send him home due to the speculation around him. The last thing he wanted was to be sat in the stand watching - that wasn’t fair to him. But I’m confident he will be a Newcastle player come the end of the window.”
“Yes, I’ve had discussions with him, but that’s not abnormal,” said Howe. “I respect a player’s career and how short it is. Alex has been really good, he’s trained really well and I realise there’ll be noise around him.”