An update has emerged on Newcastle United and their pursuit of Alexander Isak in the summer transfer window...

What's the talk?

Spanish outlet Diario Vasco have claimed that the club are on the verge of bringing the Swedish international to St. James' Park.

Journalist Colin Millar translated the article, tweeting:

"Newcastle set to sign Real Sociedad striker and Sweden international Alexander Isak in a £59million deal, rising to £63million, saw local Basque media. Offer accepted and deal imminent."

The Athletic's David Ornstein has backed up their claim and Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano has provided a fresh update, Tweeting: 

"Newcastle have already agreed personal terms with Alexander Isak and his agents. Final details discussed on add-ons structure and then deal completed with Real Sociedad, set to be signed. #NUFC Club record fee for Newcastle, also record sale for Real Sociedad."

Forget about Callum Wilson

Although Wilson has scored two goals in the first three games of the Premier League season, the signing of Isak means that it could now be the time to forget about the Englishman.

Eddie Howe confirmed that the striker is set for a scan on a hamstring injury and it remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined for.

This should come as no shock to Magpies fans, though, as the attacker has missed 35 competitive matches since joining the club in the summer of 2020, compared to Isak's five since 2019.

Wilson is an unreliable player when it comes to his availability and, at the age of 30, he is not getting any younger, which is why replacing him with Isak as the first-choice number nine could be a good move by the club.

Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has claimed that the Swedish will suit Howe's style of play "as he is very fast" and "good driving the ball".

These attributes could allow him to thrive in the manager's pressing system as it creates counter-attacking opportunities and he can use his speed to burst forward - not giving opposition defenders a chance to catch up with him. Rio Ferdinand once dubbed him a "nuisance" and he could use his work rate and pace to force errors out of teams.

Wilson has scored 22 goals in the top-flight since the start of the 2020/21 campaign, whilst Isak has found the back of the net 24 times in La Liga in the same timeframe.

This suggests that he could offer a similar level of quality in front of goal, whilst suiting the team's style of play, and having the scope to develop further.

His former teammate Chinedu Obasi previously said that Isak has "enormous potential" and he has plenty of years to prove him right, at the age of 22. He could be Newcastle's starting striker for many seasons to come and it will now be down to Howe to get the best out of him.