Alexander Isak remains unavailable for selection for Newcastle heading into the start of the Premier League season amid ongoing uncertainty over the Sweden striker’s future at the club.

However, Alexander Isak will not be in the Newcastle side who face Aston Villa on Saturday and that means a dark cloud continues to hang over the club. Here, we have pulled together some of the questions and our answers from Thursday’s season-preview live Q&A with Newcastle United correspondent Chris Waugh and senior writer George Caulkin.

Eddie Howe has said there has been "no change" on Alexander Isak's situation at the club with the striker unlikely to be in the squad for Newcastle's Premier League opener.