Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has claimed that Newcastle United’s striker is better than Arsenal.
Scholes made this statement while insisting that Alexander Isak could only join clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, or Real Madrid—not Arsenal.
Isak has been a top transfer target for Mikel Arteta’s side, with Arsenal long linked with a move for the Sweden international.
Newcastle are said to value Isak at more than £100 million.
However, Scholes does not see him moving to Arsenal.
“Everyone loves him, but I don’t see a possibility of him going to Arsenal,” Scholes said on The Overlap.
“He needs to go bigger and better. We’re talking about Real Madrid here—Liverpool need a centre-forward. I think Arsenal would be an option, but they would be lower on the list.
“I don’t mean that in a bad way, but he’s at Newcastle, a really good team—a brilliant team—but they are not going to win league titles. That is the next stage of his career.
“I think it would be a risk to go to Arsenal and do the same thing. Liverpool have a much better chance, as do Man City and Real Madrid.
“I think his sights should be higher than Arsenal. He is a player Man United would be looking at, but given our current position, it’s not going to happen.”
When former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher asked whether Isak is “better than Arsenal,” Scholes responded:
“Yeah. I agree he takes Arsenal to another level—he would be brilliant and could possibly get them over the line. But I just think there’s bigger and better in him.”