Liverpool strike 'full' transfer agreement as Alexander Isak & Newcastle United braced for bid

It looks like the final domino is set to fall, as Liverpool ready a British record bid for Alexander Isak.

As yet, Newcastle United have not received a firm bid for the player, who it’s understood had told the club he wants to move this summer.

Liverpool enquired about Isak’s availability before pressing the button on their deal for Hugo Ekitike, and despite plenty of rumour and conjecture, their interest has never gone away. At present the Premier League champions are the only club at the table for Isak - with the player wanting the move to progress. Rumours of Saudi interest have been downplayed by sources close to the deal, throughout the process.

And a move, in the coming days, is set to progress, with Liverpool finally beginning to clear the decks in order to free funds for a bid for Isak.

Luis Diaz on the move

At the start of the summer, NewcastleWorld broke the news of Liverpool’s interest in fellow NUFC forward, Anthony Gordon. And, it was made clear, that if Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez could be shifted off the books, with Arne Slot keen to turn the champions into a more technical side, a move for Gordon would progress. As it has turned out, they’ve shot for Newcastle’s main man instead, with Isak finishing second only to Mo Salah last season in the Premier League scoring charts.

And it’s an exit for Diaz that could well accelerate any move for Isak, who remains on Tyneside nursing what was described by NUFC as a ‘thigh’ injury.

According to TalkSPORT, Diaz is nearing a move to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, with a fee close to being agreed.

Their reporter, Alex Crook, tweeted: “Bayern now very close to reaching an agreement with #LFC for Diaz for just under £70m.”

David Ornstein then followed that up by claiming a ‘full agreement’ is in place for the player.

And, as previously reported, fees raised from Diaz, and potentially others, with Harvey Elliott also available this summer, will bolster the Anfield coffers and form the foundations for an Isak bid, despite their record spend this summer.

NUFC stance on Alexander Isak

Newcastle United have been firm in their ‘not for sale’ stance on Isak this summer. Going back to March the club’s CEO, Darren Eales, described the sale of the Swede as ‘crazy’, when discussing the club’s financials for the year.

They now face a decision - to sell when the player’s value will never likely get any higher, or retain Isak for the coming season, with time ticking away in the transfer window. All roads, using common sense, suggest an exit is likely - but Newcastle are still reluctant to let the player go.

It is understood the Magpies will hold out for a fee in the region of £150m, which would be the highest fee ever paid for a player by an English club, dwarfing the £120m they paid this summer for Florian Wirtz. It’s thought Liverpool are likely to test Newcastle’s will with a move closer to £120m, plus add ons.

NUFC are primed for an offer from Anfield, and are already putting in the ground work for his replacement, Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig. A deal for Yoane Wissa is far from easy to strike, with Brentford asking for more than £40m for the player, who Newcastle value closer to £30m.

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