The situation of Alexander Isak in Newcastle remains unsolved while the end of the summer transfer window comes into view, but Liverpool has not given up their hope to sign him
Arne Slot has hinted that Liverpool could still follow a deal for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak in the last days of the summer transfer window. Isak is desperate to leave the magpies for Liverpool – and it seems that he could still get his wish.
The Swedish striker informed Newcastle at the end of July that he wanted to leave the club, but the opening offer of Liverpool of £ 110 million was rejected. Since then he is stuck in the dark and refuses to play for the Magpies while he hopes that the Reds will return with another offer that they cannot refuse.
Isak accused his employers of breaking a promise about his exit in a large escalation of the Saga earlier this week. And in a turn of fate, the two clubs meet on Monday evening in the Premier League in St James' Park.
Liverpool has already spent more than £ 300 million on signs this summer and remains in negotiations with Crystal Palace about Marc Guehi. Slot sold Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz this summer after the tragic death of Diogo Jota and hinted that a deal could still be closed for Isak.
Asked if it would be a busy ending at the window for Liverpool, Slot told a press conference before the match: “I don't think [so]because [that would mean] I would be unhappy with the team and I am happy with the team we have.
“I say that two players are ideal for every position, but sometimes less, so your disappointing players are not happy with the team, but if we think there is a player who can really make us better, this club has always shown that they can bring them in.
“But it must be all we want: correct transfer costs, correct position and the player wants to come to us.”
Liverpool has two of those disorders in place, with the need for a striker clear and Isak desperate to make the switch. But it is still too considering whether they can agree on the right transfer costs, where Newcastle is still publicly insisting that Isak can be re -integrated into the team.
The statement of the Magpies, in response to Isak's that, suggested that they would sell for the correct price, which it is assumed to be around £ 150 million. It was: “As explained to Alex and his representatives, we must always take into account the best interests of Newcastle United, the team and our supporters in all decisions and we have been clear that the conditions for a sale did not happen this summer. We do not meet these conditions.”
In the meantime, the two clubs must concentrate on playing each other on Monday. “The most important thing we need to be ready for is their midfield, their last rule,” said Slot. “I assume that Isak does not play of what I read in the media.
“But they still have Anthony Gordon as a nine, they still have Anthony Elanga as right winger and Harvey Barnes from the left. This is the Premier League-We all have options and they have newcastle too.”