Alexander Isak’s stance towards a Liverpool move has been revealed because the Reds consider a £120million bid for the Newcastle striker.
Arne Slot’s side have already launched a powerful summer recruitment drive, with Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz all arriving before pre-season.
However the Reds are keen to construct further on the side that coasted to the Premier League title last season, and have earmarked a striker as a position to strengthen.
Isak is a player whom Liverpool have long admired and reports suggest the Merseyside club have now approached Newcastle to sound of the potential for a deal this summer.
Liverpool are said to be willing to pay as much as £120m for the Swede, although at this stage it seems that Newcastle are unwilling to entertain the potential for selling their star striker this summer.
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Isak, who scored 23 league goals last season, has reportedly not pushed for a move as he prepares for an additional season back within the Champions League with Newcastle.
Nevertheless, transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano suggests that the 25-year-old can be open to a move to Anfield this summer if a bid got here in for his services.
‘From what I’m hearing, Alexander Isak could be very calm,’ Romano said in a video on his YouTube channel.
‘He knows thoroughly that Newcastle wish to keep him and he knows that Newcastle wish to offer him a extremely vital contract.
‘At the identical time, he knows that Liverpool would offer not only vital money but an ambitious project, too.
‘So Alexander Isak is just not closing doors to this possibility and Liverpool were never going to make club-to-club contact with no feeling that the player can be open to the concept of a move.’
Should Liverpool be unsuccessful of their pursuit of Isak, the club will consider a move for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike.
Ekitike has an £86m release clause in his contract and has already been the topic of heavy interest from Newcastle, who want the Frenchman to play alongside Isak at St James’ Park.
A bid of £65m from Newcastle has already been rejected by the Bundesliga side, but further talks between each clubs have reportedly been held.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have made contact with Frankfurt but are yet to submit a proposal for the 23-year-old.
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