Liverpool cannot yet be completely discounted from making another jaw-dropping transfer move this summer, with a respected journalist opening the Reds gateway to a possible move for Alexander Isak and having named the price that could convince Newcastle to sell.<\/p>\n
The Reds are on the cusp of shattering the British transfer record for Florian Wirtz after weeks of talks with Bayer Leverkusen. While offers one, two and three were rebutted by the Bundesliga side, offer number four did do the trick, and the formalities of the record-breaking move should be finalised by Friday of this week. To that end, Liverpool<\/a> have agreed a package worth up to \u00a3119.2m (\u20ac140m, $162m) if all bonuses are met.<\/p>\n That fee will narrowly eclipse the package Chelsea agreed with Brighton for Moises Caicedo two summers ago, though Wirtz\u2019s status as the most costly British signing of all time could be a brief one if a new update is to be believed.<\/p>\n And with manager Arne Slot still hell-bent on adding another striker to his squad this summer, the Reds have been linked with a number of big-name options.<\/p>\n To that end, Fabrizio Romano has this week confirmed \u2018concrete\u2019 Liverpool interest in Hugo Ekitike, while our man, Rudy Galetti, reckons a possible move for Victor Osimhen is also possible with the Reds due to offer Napoli two players as part of a lucrative swap.<\/p>\n GO DEEPER<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2b50 Liverpool in talks over sensational swap deal for \u2018the best striker in the world\u2019 \u2013 sources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u2b50 Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool \u2018in talks\u2019 for \u00a385m sensation to replace star Slot doesn\u2019t trust<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n However, the Daily Mail\u2019s Merseyside-based correspondent, Lewis Steele, believes a new approach to try and prise Isak<\/a> from Newcastle cannot be completely ruled out this summer.<\/p>\n And while Steele, who reported accurately and quickly on the Reds\u2019 pursuit for Wirtz, admits any raid on St James\u2019 Park would be tough, he is not completely convinced the Reds will not try and beat their own record-breaking exploits this summer.<\/p>\n Speaking on his YouTube channel<\/a>, Steele stated: \u201cWhat we can say is that Newcastle don\u2019t want to sell him for cheap. I\u2019d say it\u2019d have to be, let\u2019s say a ballpark figure of \u00a3130m-\u00a3140m.<\/p>\n \u201cAre Liverpool realistically gonna pay that in a summer where they\u2019ve signed Florian Wirtz? It\u2019s hard to see, but I wouldn\u2019t completely rule it out.\u201d<\/p>\n Newcastle stance on Alexander Isak sale revealed<\/strong><\/p>\n While sources have confirmed to us that Isak is indeed Liverpool\u2019s number one striker target, it\u2019s widely accepted at Anfield that a deal to prise the player away from Newcastle will be almost next to impossible.<\/p>\n Manager Eddie Howe has made no secret of his desire to retain his star man\u2019s services and while efforts to the tie the 52-cap Sweden international down to a new deal have so far failed to bear fruit, the striker is known to be happy on Tyneside with sources confirming he is not agitating for a move away.<\/p>\n The Magpies\u2019 participation in next season\u2019s Champions League \u2013 a competition which the player wants to regularly be a part of \u2013 is only seen as a decisive factor in Newcastle\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n However, should they fail to tie him to a new deal across the course of the 2025\/26 campaign, then the possibility of Isak being lured away is something that would be taken seriously come next summer.<\/p>\n With two years left on his deal by that stage, Newcastle would find their resolve in resisting monumental offers potentially too good to turn down.<\/p>\n Despite all that, the Magpies remain fully focused on securing their star man to a new deal.<\/p>\n BBC Sports journalist Sami Mokbel is also not ruling out a possible future move away from St James\u2019 for Isak.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is my information that Isak would be intrigued by the prospect of joining say Liverpool or Arsenal, but there are absolutely no indications that the Swede would actively agitate a move,\u201d Mokbel said in a\u00a0Q&A<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there is any chance Isak goes, and I think those chances are remotely slim, it would be on Newcastle\u2019s terms \u2013 and they would be astronomical terms. Their stance may be weakened slightly if they miss out on Champions League football this season but even then, it\u2019s hard to see a scenario in which Isak goes.\u201d<\/p>\n Mokbel also insists a move could be more possible in summer 2026\u00a0if\u00a0the 6ft 4in frontman does not commit to a new Newcastle deal in the meantime.<\/p>\n \u201cNext summer, when Isak has two years left on his deal, would provide his suitors with a more realistic opportunity of luring him away from St James\u2019 Park,\u201d Mokbel concluded.<\/p>\n Liverpool transfer round-up: Next big deal \u2018done\u2019; Sporting star eyed<\/strong><\/p>\n On the subject of Wirtz, a number of top sources have confirmed the player\u2019s medical at Anfield is due to take place on Friday.<\/p>\n However, not all supporters are on board with the fee Liverpool have agreed to pay for the German, with some outlining their horror at the costs involved and describing it a move that will \u2018sink football<\/a>.<\/p>\n