Former Newcastle captain Alan Shearer has said that wantaway striker Alexander Isak has poured "flames on the fire" of his stand-off with the club by accusing them of breaking promises, and added his comments "don't benefit anyone."

Isak has been trying to force a move out of Newcastle this window with the club rejecting an offer from Liverpool , worth up to £110 million ($145m) earlier in the summer.

Having sat out their preseason tour of Asia and trained alone since, Isak also missed Saturday's goalless draw at Aston Villa in Newcastle's Premier League opener.

The Sweden international escalated the situation further on Tuesday night with a post on Instagram in which he said "the relationship can't continue."

Speaking to Betfair, Shearer said the situation is now an "a

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