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Liverpool prepare RECORD Isak bid after rejected opening offer
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 3 Aug 2025 08:47 BST
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Liverpool are still working on the signing of Alexander Isak from Newcastle, despite reports that they had left negotiations for good.
That is according to Nicolo Schira, who reports on Sunday morning that Liverpool still plan to sign Isak this summer.
Current ETV
Alexander Isak
F (C)
Newcastle Utd.
Alexander Isak
F (C)
Newcastle Utd.
ETV Range
€104.5M - €127.7M
Schira says that Liverpool are working on making a new bid for the Sweden star after seeing their opening move rejected.
The Italian transfer journalist adds that Isak already has an agreement in principle with Liverpool on personal terms and says that the striker has asked Newcastle to leave.
Isak to Liverpool negotiations
The 25-year-old is desperate to leave Newcastle after having his head turned by Liverpool, and the Reds presented their first official offer earlier on Friday.
However, Newcastle rejected the bid as they remain firm in their stance that he is not for sale.
The exact value of the bid has been the subject of debate, but it is believed that it clocked in at somewhere around €126 million plus a potential €11m in bonuses.
Newcastle are reportedly demanding as much as €172m to sell the player.
Such a bid will smash the current British transfer record of €136m that Liverpool paid for Florian Wirtz earlier this summer.
Isak has asked to leave Newcastle - with contract renewal talks collapsing - as the club are unwilling to meet his €350,000 a week wage demnds.
The Swede is also unhappy at Newcastle's lack ofo ambition in the transfer market.
In order to afford Isak, Liverpool have begun offloading a number of players.
Luis Diaz has completed his €75m move to Bayern Munich, Darwin Nunez is for sale and will bring in well over €50m, while Italy winger Federico Chiesa will be sold for around €12-15m - probably to Serie A.
Liverpool will also look to offload Harvey Elliott for a decent price.
The Reds have already had a heavy spending summer, with over €300m spent.
Newcastle hope to replace Isak, should they sell him with Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.
Isak has emerged as one of the best strikers in European football over the past couple of seasons.
He joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad for €73m in 2022.
The 25-year-old has gone on to score 62 goals in 109 games for Newcastle.
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