Alexander Isak ‘agrees personal terms with Liverpool on five-year contract’ as Eddie Howe gives update on striker
ALEXANDER ISAK has reportedly agreed personal terms with Liverpool.
The striker, 25, is determined to leave Newcastle this summer and a five-year Reds deal is now in place.
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Isak earns around £130,000 a week at Newcastle, and his camp have been keen for their man to be bumped up to a package worth around £300k.
The prolific Swede’s representatives were said to be disappointed when then-sporting director Paul Mitchell opted against fresh negotiations last summer.
According to Sky Sport in France, Liverpool are willing to meet Isak’s demands.
The Reds must now agree a fee with Newcastle, who will not let their star man leave on the cheap.
Toon chiefs are demanding £150MILLION for Isak, although Liverpool bosses are said to believe that they can land him for a British record £120m.
Representatives of the two clubs are expected to meet in the coming days.
Isak was sent home amid transfer speculation ahead of Newcastle’s 4-0 defeat at Celtic earlier this month.
The star, who scored 27 times last season, was then left out of the Toon party that travelled to Asia for their pre-season tour, with the club putting his absence down to a “minor thigh injury”.
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That day it emerged that Isak told Newcastle chiefs he wants to leave.
Discussing his striker’s future, boss Eddie Howe said: “He’s still our player, he’s contracted to us. We, to a degree, control what’s next.
“I’d love to believe that all possibilities are still available. We’ve received no formal offer from any football club for him.
“My wish has always been that he stays and we him play again next year, but that’s not in my full control.”
Liverpool are set to sell Luis Diaz for £65m, which could help partially fund a move for Isak.
Arne Slot‘s side have been on an incredible spending spree this summer, recruiting the likes of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong for around £270m.
Ekitike had been in talks with Newcastle, before Liverpool swooped to seal a £79m deal.
The Toon, who released Isak’s understudy Callum Wilson earlier this summer, are desperate for striker reinforcements.
Howe’s men have been linked with a potential £70m move for RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has also been on their radar but Manchester United are eyeing the England striker.
In addition to Sesko and Watkins, Yoane Wissa and Nicolas Jackson have been linked with the Magpies.
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