Liverpool remains enthusiastic about Alexander Isak, but every deal for the Newcastle striker should break transfer records and means that the Reds have spent more than every club in history in one window
Liverpool will darken the most expensive summer spending by a club in history if they secure a move for Alexander Isak – who would see their edition darkening the £ 400 million figure.
Every movement for the Newcastle attacker would probably also see them break the British transfer record for the second time in a few months, because they had done that when they signed Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen – the German for £ 116 million.
Arne Slot has been aggressive in the pursuit of new talent in an attempt to keep Liverpool at the top of English football. After their Premier League triumph, the Merseyside strengthened their front line and their backline. Jeremie Frimpong, just like Wirtz, exchanged Leverkusen for Liverpool in a Deal worth £ 29.5 million.
The impressive season of Milos Kerkez saw him a move from Bournemouth countries for £ 40 million and Liverpool has also tackled their problem with the signing of Hugo Ekitike. He joined Frankfurt in a £ 79 million deal.
It all means that the expenditure of Liverpool is £ 289 million – as soon as the signing of Giorgi Mhamardashvili is also processed – with Isak that increases it completely exponentially. That would almost certainly see that the Reds would surpass the barely credible spending of £ 404 million two summers ago, so that they add the will of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
Last summer Liverpool went almost nothing to the possible breaking of records this summer. Slot landed the Premier League title in his first campaign, a big achievement, but some criticized the way of their cup outputs and the loss of Champions League for PSG.
The Dutch manager would like to play their expenses, with reference to the money they have earned back and the gaps they have had to fill. Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez both left for more than £ 100 million, leaving holes in the front line, and Jarell Quansah has also searched for new meadows.
The departure of Quansah means that the champions also look at new central defenders, with conversations that are going on to sign Crystal Palace skipper Marc Guehi and Youngster Giovanni Leoni.
Liverpool's summer expenditures increase the competition, which was not always the case last year, whereby Slot used a very small pool of players to start games. Only 10 outfield players started at least 25 games with others – such as Harvey Elliott – largely resigned to replace rollers.
The potential addition of ISAK, which in Newcastle value in the £ 150 million region, but maintenance will not be sold, would probably have a new Ekitike signing to find a new position or to stop the starting XI together.
CARRIJFHER PROBLEM
Jamie Carragher is one of those who express concern about the club's recruitment drive and claimed that it “does not feel like Liverpool's way of doing things”. The Reds have previously seen that Chelsea and Manchester City are attacking the market, while they have tried to follow a slightly more measured approach.
But now their former player Pondit has changed – and not a fan of the idea that they would spend nearly £ 80 million on a striker to have him as a backup for a more expensive signature.
He said on the overlap: “He (Isak) will be a great signature, but from the point of view of a fan for myself, I don't want Liverpool to spend £ 150 million to Isak.
“I look at Isak, and he clearly thrown his toys out of the pram as soon as Arsenal has signed a striker and Liverpool has signed a striker. It now feels a bit messy for me.
“For me, when I think of Liverpool, it doesn't really look planned. I don't think the plan is to buy a striker for £ 80 million, and then buy another for £ 120 million. In terms of what Liverpool has done in the summer, they have spent a lot of money and does not feel like the Liverpool manner.”