Alexander Isak once revealed that he has a secret passion for philosophy, and is fascinated specifically with stoicism.
“It is built on self-control,” he told back in 2020, “and the ability to find harmony by controlling strong feelings like jealousy, anger and desire.”
The increasingly toxic transfer saga dragging him between Newcastle United and Liverpool will have supremely tested Isak’s stoic ambitions. How much self-control was deployed when he took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to declare that “the relationship can’t continue?”
There was plenty of anger in Newcastle’s swift response which refuted Isak’s claims of “broken” promises and effectively declared that their centre forward would not be joining Liverpool this summer.
As this standoff continues to bubble away ahead of a rapidly approaching deadline day, there are several scenarios for the philosophy buff to mull over.
