Alexander Isak has publicly pursued a move away from Newcastle with a clear aim of joining Liverpool, but time is running out before the summer transfer window closes. No second bid has emerged, making a departure increasingly unlikely. Contractual decisions left Isak without a buyout clause, which would have enabled easier transfer conversations. Trusting club assurances without protective contract terms exposed naivety from the player and agent. Club negotiations and fluctuating club interest can change quickly based on form, leaving players vulnerable if contractual safeguards are not included.
If you in a contract say Isak, if he, after two seasons, is a regular in the first team and scoring goals, he should've tried to negotiate a new contract with Newcastle that included a buyout clause of 75-80m. These are fairly standard now, but that's the thing. Isak's agent and Newcastle didn't put a buyout clause in, which would have allowed the player to speak to anybody.
The second thing is the naivety of the player and the agent to trust any football club. And this isn't about Newcastle, because I've had lots of experience of transfers. When you're sitting there around a table with a friendly CEO that says, we love you, we want you, you're the best thing since sliced bread', the thing is that can all change. If you don't play well, you get blanked and ignored.
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