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'Close to finalising' - Alexander Isak's agent confirms Liverpool deal near
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 5 Aug 2025 09:39 BST
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Alexander Isak's agent has all but confirmed that his client is close to completing a record-breaking move to Liverpool.
Liverpool had an initial bid for Isak turned down last week but are now understood to be preparing a new and improved second offer for the Newcastle striker.
Current ETV
Alexander Isak
F (C)
Newcastle Utd.
Alexander Isak
F (C)
Newcastle Utd.
ETV Range
€104.5M - €127.7M
Isak has requested to leave Newcastle this summer in order to join the English champions.
The 25-year-old has been widely reported to already have an agreement in principle with Liverpool on personal terms and says that the striker has asked Newcastle to leave.
What did Isak's agent say?
And Isak's agent Gonzalo Gaitan appears to have now confirmed that a move to Liverpool is close.
He told Saudi Arabian outlet Arriyadiyah via The Daily Express: “We are already studying and analysing all options, and we may be close to finalising the next step for the player.”
GMS, meanwhile, reported on Tuesday that Benjamin Sesko's likely move to Newcastle will make Isak's transfer to Liverpool easier to complete.
Isak is desperate to leave Newcastle after having his head turned by Liverpool, and the Reds presented their first official offer on Friday.
However, Newcastle rejected the bid as they remain firm in their stance, publicly, 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.
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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