Newcastle strikers of the past have been in communication following news around exit-linked superstar Alexander Isak.

Demba Ba introduced himself to English football at West Ham that same month. Newcastle finished a lofty fifth in 2011-12 chiefly due to Papiss Cisse. An inspired investment from Freiburg ...

Erling Haaland has been a Premier League player for two-and-a-half seasons but has already outscored a legion of legends.

That was really a brilliant season when you think about Papiss Cisse scoring at Chelsea, some of the goals Demba (Ba) got, some of the results. Tim Krul’s performance at Tottenham away, the Arsenal ...

and the club could repeat the blinder they played with Papiss Cisse by signing the Slovenia international. Why Sesko could be Cisse 2.0 In the January transfer window in 2012, Newcastle swooped to ...

After all, this was a player who was the very definition of a streets won't forget footballer, a maverick so 'unbelievably' talented that Papiss Cisse referred to his former team-mate as his 'Messi'.

As the injuries sliced into his squad and he was left without the spine of his team as Steven Taylor, Cheick Tiote, and Papiss Cisse all lay in the treatment room, it was starting to look bleak.

Demba Ba is extremely happy that Newcastle United have a world class striker right now. The player in question is obviously Alexander Isak, who took his tally for the season to 19 goals on Saturday.

Papiss Cisse enjoyed one of the best purple patches in Premier League history, as he arrived at Newcastle from Freiburg and instantly become a star. Cisse arrived in January 2012 and scored 13 goals ...