Liverpool have reportedly seen a £121m bid for Alexander Isak ‘rejected’ by Newcastle but a second club is said to be considering a ‘massive offer’ for the striker this summer.
The Magpies may well have thought they were out of the woods in regard to Isak's future as their £70m bid for Hugo Ekitike sparked Liverpool to make their own approach for the Eintracht Frankfurt striker having seemingly given up hope of landing ‘dream’ target Isak.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed Liverpool’s move for Ekitike on Thursday.
He wrote on X: ‘Understand Liverpool are advancing today in club to club talks with Eintracht for Hugo Ekitike. While Isak deal depends on final decision by Newcastle as they insist on not-for-sale stance… …Liverpool also progressing on both club and player side for Ekitike.’
Newcastle have maintained for months that Isak is not for sale this summer after they qualified for the Champions League with a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League.
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Romano revealed that Isak is “very calm” about his future this summer and is “not closing doors” on a potential move to Liverpool with the Newcastle striker believed to be “open”.
Romano said on his YouTube channel: “From what I’m hearing, Alexander Isak is very calm.
“He knows very well that Newcastle want to keep him and he knows that Newcastle want to offer him a really important contract.
“At the same time, he knows that Liverpool would offer not just important money but an ambitious project, too.
“So Alexander Isak is not closing doors to this possibility and Liverpool were never going to make club-to-club contact without a feeling that the player would be open to the idea of a move.”
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But now Spanish outlet Signings claim Liverpool have indeed made an offer for Isak, but have already seen their €140m (£121m) bid ‘rejected’ by the Magpies, who have ‘decided to close the door to any negotiation for the Swedish striker’.
He’s considered ‘non-transferable’ according to the report, but Newcastle’s resolve could yet be tested further as Italian Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal are also ‘eyeing’ Isak:
“The team coached by Simone Inzaghi could turn to Newcastle’s Isak to strengthen their attack and is considering a massive offer to convince both the club and the player,” Di Marzio wrote.
“It is also worth noting that there would be no issues regarding a potential transfer, despite both clubs being owned by the PIF.”
