Newcastle United chief executive Darren Eales emphatically ruled out a summer transfer for Alexander Isak but a report suggests that the striker's potential salary demands could force through an exit.

Arsenal are long-term admirers of Isak and have tracked him since his days at Real Sociedad, whom he left in 2022 to join Newcastle. The Gunners have been linked with a summer move for Isak, but Newcastle CEO Eales has revealed they have no plans to sell their star striker.

We’ve worked out what the Premier League table would look like without each club’s greatest contributor of goals and assists this season. It’s not the actual MVP because y’know, centre-backs exist, and we’re fully aware of the flaws that we’ve decided to ignore in coming up with this.