The Newcastle United star wants to leave St James’ Park due to family reasons.
Newcastle’s want-away star Isaac Hayden spoke exclusively to the Chronicle, and reiterated his desire to leave St James’ Park this summer in order to be closer to his family.
According to a report from the Daily Mirror, Hayden handed in a transfer request earlier this month, but the 23-year-old is no closer to leaving Tyneside than he was two weeks ago.
The Essex-born Magpies ace began his career at Arsenal, before joining the Toon in the summer of 2016, and he has gone on to be a popular figure at St James’ Park.
Hayden has made 67 appearances in all competitions for Newcastle, and he played a key role in their promotion back to the Premier League during the 2016/17 campaign.
His days on Tyenside appear to be numbered, though, and the 23-year-old reiterated his desire to move back down south, when speaking exclusively to the Chronicle:
“The club know my stance. I spoke to them at the start of the summer. I spoke to the manager I spoke to the club. I let them know about the situation. I’ve done my bit for the club. I helped the club get promoted and I helped the club stay in the Premier League last season. I just hope that they can find a solution to help me with my situation. If not, I’m a professional, so I’m going to do my job, but they know my stance. It’s not changed. It’s a decision I didn’t come to very easily, but it was a decision I had to make. Football’s obviously important to me, but family’s a completely different ball game, and, for me, family takes precedence over football.”
With Hayden’s heart obviously set on a move away from Newcastle, Rafa Benitez would be best served in sanctioning his exit as soon as possible, so he has plenty of time to bring in an able-bodied replacement.
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