Alexander Isak arrived alone at Newcastle United’s Benton training ground on Wednesday afternoon — hours after his teammates had left and missed a scheduled family event arranged by head coach

Having at first been replaced by Alex Moreno, Digne returned to being first choice during the 2023-24 campaign and has continued to remain a key player, despite Ian Maatsen’s hope for more game time in this coming season.

"I would question Newcastle's lack of aggression in the transfer market," he said. "In the modern day, you have to be aggressive when you want to sign a player. When you identify a player and he's your man, then you have to get to him, get to his face, sit with him and tell him he's the best thing since sliced bread.