Liverpool have just created a club transfer record and Premier League history with the contract of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for £116 million. With Diogo Jota having just passed away suddenly and Darwin Nunez unavailable, the Reds plan to buy a striker to compete better in the next season.
Although they have not made any official offers or purchases, Liverpool has determined that if they pursue this deal, they will be on the negotiating table with Newcastle for £120 million. This is a number that The Magpies will hardly refuse, as Liverpool have officially asked to buy their 25-year-old striker.
In recent times, not only Arsenal, Liverpool have also had difficulty in the problem of the center forward. Therefore, when Jota is no longer around, they have accelerated internal negotiations about recruiting a classy "number 9". Against Alexander Isak, Liverpool approached Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike. Not only The Kop, Newcastle also pay attention to the 23-year-old French star. Therefore, if they sell Isak to Liverpool, Newcastle will almost immediately start the case of Ekitike. Ekitike's price is only about half of Liverpool's estimate for Isak.
The interest in Isak is enough to see how much Liverpool are hungry to keep the Premier League throne and conquer the Champions League. The quick recruitment of Florian Wirtz shows the seriousness of The Kop's goals. If they accept Isak, Liverpool will consider it a statement to the whole of Europe about their ambition to conquer.
Liverpool's attack with the trio of Luis Diaz - Alexander Isak - Mohamed Salah will become very strong and extremely transformative. They have many other factors to rotate this trio, all of which are in Arne Slot's calculations.
If they own Isak, Liverpool will have a model Premier League striker. The Swedish striker is 1.93m tall, good at aerial combat and handles the ball very well. The 25-year-old star's finishing ability is not a problem, always at the top of the Premier League. In his last two seasons playing for Newcastle, Isak has scored 21 and 23 goals respectively, a total of 54 goals in 86 Premier League games.
Isak can shoot close and far well. Isak's hammer-throwing shot against Liverpool in December 2024 was determined to be the strongest goal of the ball in the Premier League 2024-2025.
Alexander Isak is also very dangerous in counter-attacks. Only Mohamed Salah has created more expected goals (xG) than Isak from quick counter-attacks since the start of the 2024-2025 season. That will be a good sign for Arne Slot's team because he will have the 2 players who scored the most goals from such situations last season.
Liverpool have made initial suggestions and moves about Isak, now it is Newcastle's turn to decide whether to open a negotiation door to make this blockbuster deal. Next season, Newcastle will play in the Champions League, so it is also necessary to carefully consider keeping Isak to go further in the most prestigious arena in Europe.
