Want-away Isak told to train alone

NEWCASTLE United striker Alexander Isak was told to report for training yesterday after the rest of the squad had left as uncertainty over his future continues.

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The 25-year-old Sweden international did not travel with his teammates on their preseason trip to Singapore and South Korea, ostensibly because of a minor thigh injury, after Liverpool, who subsequently tabled a £110m bid for him, let it be known they remained interested in acquiring his services.