Newcastle captain responds to Isaac s departure: The club can no longer bear the loss of more key players

On September 19, Newcastle United captain Guimaraes revealed that after losing the team's core Isaac, the club can no longer bear the loss of more key players. This summer window, Isaac joined Liverpool for a transfer fee of 125 million pounds.

Isaac eventually prompted the club to agree to the release by making a public transfer application and missing most of its pre-season training. Although Newcastle's initially resolutely refused to sell players, it had to accept the fait accompli.

"The restrictions of the Fiscal Fairness Act make it impossible for me to judge whether this affects decision-making. After all, I cannot see the operation behind the scenes of the management." Guimaraes said in an interview, "Football is essentially business, but from a competitive perspective, if you want to succeed, you must retain core players. This summer, our lineup has done a good job of strengthening, and the whole team is ready to start again." Last season, Isaac helped Newcastle defeat Liverpool in the League Cup final, winning the club's first domestic trophy since 1955. While Newcastle can provide UEFA Champions League qualification, the opportunity to join the defending Premier League champion is obviously more attractive to the Swedish international.

Since the Saudi consortium took over at the end of 2021, Newcastle, which had suffered relegation, has made significant progress. Returning to the Champions League in 2022-23, qualifying again this season, but if you want to compete with giants such as Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal for the league championship, the team still needs to achieve a major breakthrough.

"I always desire to win the trophy," said Guimaraes. "This goal has never changed. It has been an extraordinary achievement for the club to enter the Champions League twice in the past three years. We must maintain this momentum, and we have a long way to go and I am willing to do our best."