Unique. That is a word Newcastle United insiders regularly use to describe Alexander Isak . Superlatives are so commonplace within football parlance that their meaning can become diluted, but Isak warrants his designation.
He is special, he is different and he is, on present form, the best centre-forward in the Premier League . Advertisement In typically understated fashion, Kieran McKenna admitted that his Ipswich Town team came up against a striker “of a very high level”. But Eddie Howe, a man who rarely strays into hyperbole, went further, repeating a phrase he has previously about Newcastle ’s £60million ($75.
4m at present exchange rates) club-record signing. “He’s a world-class talent,” Howe said. “He’s got it all.
” If anyone (incorrectly) held any lingering doubts, Isak’s match-winning performance at Portman Road surely extinguished those and it elevated the striker into an exclusive club. The first hat-trick of Isak’s Newcastle career , which came in his 85th appearance and following eight previous braces, extended his prolific scoring run to nine goals in nine top-flight games, and 10 in 11 across all competitions. In 2024, he has scored 26 goals, 23 in the Premier League, a top-flight tally only bettered by Manchester City ’s Erling Haaland (26) and Chelsea ’s Cole Palmer (25).
Only two Newcastle players have ever exceeded Isak’s calendar-year Premier League haul. With two fixtures to go before the new year, Isak could yet equal or surpas.
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