Michael Owen says Arsenal target would ‘walk into every team in the Premier League’ | Football

Michael Owen believes Newcastle United striker and Arsenal switch goal Alexander Isak would ‘stroll into each crew within the Premier League’.

Isak is having fun with an outstanding season at St James’ Park, scoring 13 objectives in 18 league video games to assist Newcastle climb to fifth within the English top-flight.

The 25-year-old Sweden worldwide was additionally prolific in entrance of aim final season, scoring 25 objectives in all competitions to draw curiosity from various high golf equipment.

Arsenal have lengthy been linked with a transfer for Isak as Mikel Arteta considers bringing a brand new frontman to the Emirates Stadium to take the Gunners to the subsequent degree.

The north London membership opted in opposition to signing a brand new striker final summer time however are mentioned to be very excited by putting a deal for Isak, who Newcastle worth at greater than £100m.

Ex-England striker Owen says Isak is ‘critically good’ and believes he wouldget into each crew within the Premier League, with Manchester Metropolis presumably the one exception given the presence of prolific goalscorer Erling Haaland on the Etihad Stadium.

‘He’s critically good,’ Owen mentioned on Premier League Productions. ‘Newcastle have completed so effectively to get him, develop him and feed him.

‘They’ve some good gamers in attacking positions and so they play to his strengths. He can be probably the most sought-after gamers out there.

‘I’d say solely Man Metropolis most likely wouldn’t or couldn’t do with him due to Erling Haaland. Aside from that he would stroll into each crew within the Premier League.’ 

Arsenal legend Paul Merson just lately urged his former membership to ‘break the financial institution’ for Isak through the January switch window and hailed the Magpies ahead because the ‘finest within the enterprise’.

‘If I used to be Arsenal and I had the cash I’d exit and purchase Isak, I’d break the financial institution for him,’ the ex-Arsenal and England midfielder advised Sky Sports activities.

‘I believe he’s one of the best of one of the best and he takes Arsenal to a different degree.

‘What I like about Jesus is he’s received again within the crew this time round and he’s gone, “ what, I’m going to get within the field, I would like to attain objectives if I’m going to remain at this soccer crew”, and that’s what he’s completed.

‘That aim yesterday was a correct poacher’s aim. It’s very uncommon we are saying him in that six-yard field, heading them in from there.

‘With [Kai] Havertz coming again as effectively, he wasn’t effectively, it pushes Havertz again to midfield, however Havertz, naturally as a ahead, will get within the field and there’s an additional physique in there.

‘Hopefully, if Jesus can maintain doing what he’s doing, they received’t should [sign anyone], however I’m trying on the all-round image and I’m subsequent season as effectively.

‘I believe if they’ll pay money for Isak, who I believe is one of the best within the enterprise in the intervening time, I believe that will be an enormous coup for Arsenal. Sorry, Newcastle followers!’

Responding to the hypothesis linking Isak with a transfer away from St James’ Park, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe mentioned: ‘I believe it comes with the territory now to be sincere.

‘Perhaps in my very early days that will have possibly left extra of an impression, these feedback. however I believe whenever you’re within the place I’m in now you form of ignore it and it’s irrelevant.

‘There will likely be a lot discuss, noise and hearsay and you may’t management all of it, you possibly can’t even start to strive, so that you simply should ignore it and concentrate on the information I believe.’

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