Newcastle team reporter Craig Hope reported that according to a senior source, the door for Isaac's return to the team for training and game is still open, but Newcastle has also made various plans.
The preferred option has always been to hope that Isaac will change his mind and sign a new contract (including terms of termination or promise a transfer next summer). However, in the past two months, Newcastle has been working hard to achieve Plan B, which is to sign players who can replace Isaac and then sell Isaac at the highest price possible. As time goes by, the situation is becoming more and more towards Plan C, that is, Isaac failed to transfer as he wished and returned to the team after September 1. Plan D has never been considered. Isaac was sold without signing more new strikers, relying on Visa and Gordon to last until the January winter window.
Regarding Isaac's future, no circumstances will be ruled out, and the transfer may occur about 50-50. Currently, Isaac is still training alone, so some teammates have not seen him since his team tour in Asia. Isaac was voluntarily exiled, and Eddie Howe has made it clear that he hopes he will return to the team, and the longer he does not return to the team, the weaker people's favorability will be. However, he seemed to care about it, which was the most heartbreaking thing for those who once cared about him very much.