ISAK STAND-OFF NOT SO TRAIN AND SIMPLE

JOLEON LESCOTT has encouraged fans to “not just believe" Alexander Isak has excluded himself from Newcastle training.

- BY BEN CRAWFORD JOLEON LESCOTT

The Sweden striker (far right) wants to leave St James’ Park in this window, with Liverpool his preferred destination.

Isak made his feelings known and claimed “promises have been broken.”

Since the drama unfolded, he has been training apart from Eddie Howe's first team, but ex-Manchester City and Aston Villa star Lescott has told fans to take Isak’s training ground exclusion with a pinch of salt.

On All Out Football's new show In The Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet, Lescott told Carlton Cole (above) and Olivia Buzaglo: "I don’t know that that has happened [Isak refusing to train]. It's been documented, but I also know I've been at clubs where teams have told players they cannot train.

“So don't just believe that Isak has said he doesn’t want to train, and that is it. If he weren't good enough and they didn't want him, they'd be saying: ‘Don't come in’!

“I was told at Villa, I couldn't train with the first team for no reason at all.

“I would just try to go train with the reserves. I would have stayed at Villa, but because they said that to me, I was like, ‘I can’t come in and train with the reserves. I need to play.’