Loic Remy on what potentially lies ahead for Alexander Isak | OneFootball

Loic Remy has been talking about Alexander Isak and Newcastle United.

The former United striker now aged 38 and having finished his playing career in Turkey three years ago.

Loic Remy was one of many tales of what might have been if Mike Ashley had shown any will whatsoever to make Newcastle United successful.

With United desperate for a striker in summer 2013 but Mike Ashley refusing to sanction any purchases of players (not a single first team player bought across a period of almost 18 months and two transfer windows, with JFK the ‘Newcastle United Sporting Director), a relegated and financially stricken QPR were desperate to loan Loic Remy out for a season.

Loic Remy arrived for a year on loan, the 2013/14 season, and scored 14 Premier League goals in just 24 starts (plus two sub appearances). However, with United flying and up towards the top end of the Premier League, Mike Ashley then sold Yohan Cabayein January 2014 for £20m to PSG and refused to allow any reinforcements to be bought in, instead just another loan signing, striker Luuk de Jong.

Ashley had totally sabotaged the season, with the final 15 Premier League matches bringing 11 defeats and just the four wins. United sinking from Champions League qualification contenders to anonymous mid-table.

Loic Remy left QPR permanently after that 2013/14 season but joined Chelsea and not Newcastle United, only making 10 Premier League starts across three seasons with Chelsea.

Things very different now though at Newcastle United, with ambitious owners and a talented manager in Eddie Howe, plus of course the striker that everybody is talking about…

Loic Remy talking to Plejmo about Newcastle United and Alexander Isak:

“To get a good striker these days you have to spend at least £80million and Alexander Isak would be even more than that.

“If you look at top strikers like Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres, they will cost crazy money and although £150million seems insane to me, that’s what you will have to pay for a striker like Isak.

“Alexander Isak is flying at Newcastle, he is scoring goals and you can see how much the fans love him.

“He is so valuable and you never know what could happen in the transfer market, but he could decide to spend his career there and be the next Alan Shearer.

“If he sees himself elsewhere then he could step up to another Premier League squad, I could see him having success at Chelsea, but a good environment is so important for a striker.