Arsenal could have major difficulties in securing the signature of Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak this summer.

Fabrizio Romano has shed light on how and why Arsenal failed to sign a striker in the January window, though the Gunners have Alexander Isak and one other striker in their sights for the summer.

Alexander Isak has enjoyed a stellar few months at Newcastle with his goalscoring habits attracting plenty of attention from some of Europe's elite, Arsenal among them

Newcastle are reportedly making contingency plans to replace Alexander Isak with Arsenal lurking over the in-form striker.

Indeed, speaking during an interview with Alan Shearer for the BBC, Isak says that he has got used to these rumours, and he’s actually found some of the stories written about him this month quite funny. The £60m striker says that he’s actually found a lot of the speculation about his future funny.

Newcastle United are targeting a move for Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert amid Arsenal's interest in Alexander Isak.

Newcastle star Alexander Isak has been in sensational form this season and that has led to speculation over his future.