Newcastle United man unbelievably compared to £98m England duo - absolutely no chance
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Newcastle United supporters have listened to pundits debate whether the Swede is worth £150million all season. While Isak fired another home blank against Fulham on Saturday, an impressive 17 goals in 21 Premier League games sees him trail only Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah for the Golden Boot.
Comparisons to Haaland have emerged but Saha - who played for Newcastle before spells at Fulham, Manchester United, Everton, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur - claims that noise is premature. The Frenchman ranked Isak in the bracket below the elite alongside Watkins and Solanke.
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Hide Ad“It's funny because it starts with a question about the quality and the number of strikers,” he told Space Sports Sweden. “You have an obvious one at the moment, it's still Haaland. He’s the best striker in the Premier League by a distance.
“Other than Haaland, I’m struggling. You’ve got Isak at Newcastle who is having a brilliant season, but I would put him in the same category as Ollie Watkins at Aston Villa and Dom Solanke at Tottenham. They’re good players, but they’re not superstars in the mould of Harry Kane or Robert Lewandowski.”
Saha also highlighted his “sadness” at the lack of ruthless goalscorers in the modern game. He added: “Back in the day, the superstars in the Premier League were the forwards. We’re in an era now where it’s a bit different.
“Goals typically come from all over the park and there aren’t that many superstar No.9s that teams always look towards to win them games. I think it’s sad that there are fewer out-and-out goal machines in the game these days.”
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