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Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak is flattered by interest from Chelsea but remains happy at St James' Park, sources have told Football Insider.

As revealed by Football Insider on Saturday (29 June), Chelsea approached Newcastle with a player-plus-cash offer for Isak with three stars suggested as makeweights in a potential deal.

The Magpies had concerns about meeting the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) with the club facing the deadline to submit their 2023-24 accounts on Sunday (30 June).

But sources told Football Insider on Monday (1 July) that Newcastle are now confident of keeping hold of their star men, including Isak and Liverpool target Anthony Gordon, after selling Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson to Brighton and Nottingham Forest respectively.

It is believed Isak is now keen for the Magpies to dip back into the transfer market and will be watching the club's transfer business closely this summer.

Newcastle star Isak 'flattered' by Chelsea swoop after transfer reveal Sources say he is keen for the club to push on and improve the squad after a seventh-place finish last term.

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But despite strong interest from Chelsea which could continue in the last two months of the window, well-placed sources have told Football Insider that the striker is in "no rush" to leave St James' Park.

He emerged as a top target for the London club after his scintillating goalscoring form in the 2023-24 campaign.

Isak is under contract at Newcastle until June 2028 after joining the club two years ago from Real Sociedad.

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