Fresh from a historic season in 2024-25, when Newcastle United finally ended their lengthy trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup and qualified for the Champions League, optimism had never been higher on Tyneside.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has said striker Alexander Isak’s future will be decided by the club’s ownership..

The expectation from within is that Alexander Isak will be told to report back to training and play in either the Espanyol game or clash with Atletico Madrid. But Newcastle are still very much active in their attempts to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford - although the DR Congo man's fight to leave lies in Brentford's hands.