Alexander Isak has not travelled to Asia with the Newcastle United squad for their pre-season tour.
The Magpies are set to face Arsenal in Singapore on Sunday and a group of 30 players boarded the plane for the trip on Thursday morning. Eddie Howe’s side will then travel to South Korea to face a K-League All-Star team on Wednesday, July 30 before taking on Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, August 3.
Isak is not among the group to make the trip, though. Newcastle say the Swedish striker is currently nursing an injury and he is not expected to feature over the next 10 days.
In a statement Newcastle said: “Newcastle United have announced the first team squad that has departed for the club’s 2025 Asia Tour. The Magpies are on their way to Singapore, where they will face Arsenal on Sunday as part of their pre-season preparations. They will then travel to South Korea to face a K-League All-Star team and Tottenham Hotspur.
“Eddie Howe has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from, however Alexander Isak misses out with a minor thigh injury. Lewis Hall is available following an injury lay-off and could feature in South Korea.”
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Arsenal played their first pre-season friendly on Wednesday, with Bukayo Saka’s goal ensuring Mikel Arteta’s side beat AC Milan 1-0. The Gunners will face Newcastle on Sunday before travelling to Hong Kong to face Tottenham on Wednesday, July 31.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are still currently in the UK and beat Reading 2-0 on Saturday in what was Thomas Frank’s first pre-season friendly. The Lilywhites are due to face both Wycombe and Luton Town on Saturday, with the two fixtures on the same day giving Frank the opportunity to hand out plenty of minutes to his squad.
Spurs will then make the trip to Asia themselves where they will face Arsenal and Newcastle.
Newcastle pre-season squad for Asia tour in full: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Nick Pope, John Ruddy, Max Thompson, Mark Gillespie, Emil Krafth, Harrison Ashby, Sven Botman, Matt Targett, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Dan Burn, Alex Murphy, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton, Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, William Osula, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Sean Neave, Alfie Harrison, Anthony Munda, Travis Hernes.
