Revealed: The real reason why Alexander Isak has moved out of his £7,000-per-month luxury Newcastle home as striker pushes for Liverpool move
Isak has lived in the four-bed property in Darras Hall, Northumberland, since moving to Newcastle in a £63million transfer from Real Sociedad in 2022.
The Swedish forward had been renting the home – which has an open plan kitchen, lounge and entertainment room – on a 12-month basis with a renewal due this summer.
While the property was placed on the market last month at a time when Isak has pushed to leave Newcastle, neighbours have told Daily Mail Sport that he had always planned to move after being burgled twice.
In May, a family of four were jailed after targeting the star's home.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that the gang stole Isak's sports car, jewellery worth £68,000 and up to £10,000 in cash when they burgled his home last April.
Isak's victim impact statement said he had been left with 'a sense of unease' by the 'attack' on his home, having not experienced any problems in the first period of living at the property.
'Things changed, however, on April 4, 2024 when, following an evening at a colleague's house, I returned to my home to find I had been burgled and my car stolen from my drive,' he said.
'It appeared a significant level of force had been used to attack the property, a large safe had been thrown over an upstairs balcony... My car had been used as a battering ram to force through the gates of my house.
'None of the property stolen from my home was ever recovered. The attack on my home has left me with a sense of unease and I fear it could reoccur.'
A player liaison manager at Newcastle had told the court that the club had been forced to invest in monitored alarm systems and security patrols following a spate of burglaries targeted at players.
Isak's future has dominated the summer transfer window, with the forward having told Newcastle and manager Eddie Howe that he wants to join Liverpool.
He is still not training with his Newcastle team-mates and will not play in their Premier League opener against Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime.
A move will not happen until Newcastle sign at least one replacement striker and the Premier League champions return with an acceptable offer - a £110million bid was rejected earlier this month.
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