Newcastle directors Jamie Reuben and Jacobo Solis visited Alexander Isak at his house yesterday ahead of the game with Liverpool.
The group held talks about the striker's future, which remains up in the air with less than a week of the transfer window remaining.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said he wanted clarity on the situation in his post-match following the late home defeat to Liverpool.
When asked about the talks by Sky Sports immediately after the 3-2 defeat, he said: "I wasn't aware of it. Talks have been going on since Alex decided not to go on tour with us. I've concentrated on coaching the team so I've got no update for you."
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan was present at the game but was not part of the talks with Isak at his house earlier in the day.
Who are Jamie Reuben and Jacobo Solis?
Newcastle currently have six directors, including Al-Rumayyan who was at St James' Park on Monday evening.
Jacobo Solis is the head of public investments for Saudi PIF, the fund that owns Newcastle, and is the newest member of the club's board after being named a director last December. He previously worked as an investment banker in the USA. He is also involved in LIV Golf and the E1 power-boating series.
Jamie Reuben is the son of British billionaire investor David Reuben, and has been a co-owner of Newcastle since 2021. He was previously on the board of directors at QPR.
What happened in Isak's meeting with directors?
Sky Sports News reporter Keith Downie:
"The positive thinking Newcastle fans could read into this [meeting] that they are trying to come to some sort of agreement to re-integrate Alexander Isak into the first-team squad and be available to Eddie Howe going forward.
"I would suggest if he does remain a Newcastle player, he won't be available to play against Leeds this weekend either way.
"But the more pessimistic may think perhaps it's a meeting to work out the finality of the situations. But until we find out what happened within those four walls, all options are on the table.
"Isak would still like to move away from the club and it's dragged on for a long time now. It would be difficult to reintegrate into the squad given the strength of feeling of the supporters.
"Some of the things I heard last night at St James' Park and then we see the banners, I think it would be difficult to re-integrate - but if Liverpool don't come to the table with an acceptable offer, he will remain a Newcastle player.
"What has been the case for a number of weeks now is that Newcastle are getting desperate when it comes to replacements; they tried Ekitike, they tried Sesko, they missed out on Joao Pedro and Delap. They've tried and failed a number of times - and if they manage to get one in, or possibly two, there's a chance Isak may leave by the end of the transfer window."
Howe focused on 'players who want to be at Newcastle'
Howe revealed in his post-match press conference that he has not spoken to Isak for almost a week, and said his full focus had been on preparing his team for the Monday Night Football clash.
The Newcastle boss further admitted he would prefer to have Isak's situation sorted before the end of the transfer window, which closes at 11pm on September 1 - but is leaving the 25-year-old's future up to those above him at St James' Park.
He said: "I've not been party to talks on this for a long time now. I've been concentrating on preparing the team and giving all my energy to the players who want to play for Newcastle, I think that's where it's best placed now.
"It would be ideal to have clarity and move forward, and change the narrative because it's the start of the season and we've got to get results and focus on what we can control.
"The quality of Alex would've made a difference in the two games, there's no denying that. But the team has functioned really well. That doesn't happen without every part of the team functioning well."
Guimaraes: No one wins if the team loses
Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes to Sky Sports:
"We always try to give our best, it's exactly what the message means. No one wins if the team loses. There's a lot of noise outside we can't control.
"I can't say anything, it's much bigger than me and I'm not in control of things going on outside. The focus is just to play for the club, make the fans proud and I think they left the stadium thinking that today. We lost but football is like that sometimes."
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