Liverpool reportedly submitted a £110 million bid for 25-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak that Newcastle rejected. Liverpool have not held further talks but have not abandoned interest in pursuing the forward. Newcastle are reportedly demanding a British-record fee of £150 million and have said the conditions for a sale this summer have not transpired. Isak publicly accused Newcastle of breaking promises and is training away from the squad, intensifying transfer speculation and likely missing the upcoming match. Manager Arne Slot said Liverpool will only sign players who meet the right fee, position and desire to join, after significant summer spending offset by major sales.
Newcastle, for their part, are reported to be demanding a British record transfer fee of 150 million pounds ($201.1m) for Isak. The forward's decision to go public on Tuesday, accusing Newcastle of breaking promises and saying he can't continue and change is in the best interests of everyone, has intensified speculation about Isak's future. Newcastle's response was to insist: We have been clear that the conditions of a sale this summer have not transpired. We do not foresee those conditions being met.
I am happy with the squad, but if we think there is a player who can really make us better, then this club has always shown they can bring them in. The Dutch manager, who has seen Liverpool's 300-million-plus-pound ($402.1m) spending spree during the break, offset by more than 200 million pounds ($268.1m) worth of sales, added, But it needs to be everything we want: right transfer fee, right position and the player wants to come to us.
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