{"id":315496,"date":"2025-08-03T21:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315496\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:11:12","slug":"alexander-isak-now-has-liverpool-dilemma-amid-hugo-ekitike-decision-and-two-potential-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315496\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Isak now has Liverpool dilemma amid Hugo Ekitike decision and two potential exits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alexander Isak to Liverpool has legs, serious legs. And that means the Swede will need a shirt number at Anfield<\/strong> if the move materialises. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Isak looks Liverpool-bound<\/a> this summer, with the Reds launching a world-record bid for the Swede to lure him to Anfield. <\/p>\n

Isak wants Liverpool<\/a>, and as TBR Football<\/strong> revealed, is waiting for the second bid from the Reds, which could get up to around the \u00a3140m mark. <\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Michael Regan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old will need a number on the back of his shirt, which is unclear given his fondness for two in particular. <\/p>\n

Alexander Isak will need to make a Liverpool number decision <\/p>\n

14 or nine? That\u2019s the predicament the Swede will find himself in should his move go through. <\/p>\n

Isak<\/a> has adorned the No.14 at Newcastle<\/a>, making it a rather \u201ciconic\u201d number for the Tyneside club. The striker also has a soft spot for legends Thierry Henry and Johan Cruyff, which influenced his choice \u2013 plus he wore this number at Borussia Dortmund. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I signed for Newcastle, out of the numbers available, 14 was the most iconic one,\u201d Isak said as he explained last season why he wears the No.14 for the Magpies.<\/p>\n

However, Isak is also fond of the No. 9 shirt. He wears that for Sweden, and in an interview with Alan Shearer, he knows the number is \u201cspecial\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing well and I\u2019m happy with the number 14, but on the other hand, I know the number nine is a special shirt,\u201d he told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

Hugo Ekitike<\/a> recently took the number 22, so the two numbers are in the mix \u2013 the only catch is that it is currently occupied, but maybe not for long. <\/p>\n

Isak\u2019s decision will depend on Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa <\/p>\n

Darwin Nunez<\/a> and Federico Chiesa<\/a> are the duo who have the current numbers 14 and nine, respectively. However, both are linked with Liverpool<\/a> exits this summer. <\/p>\n

TBR Football exclusively revealed Darwin Nunez has agreed to personal terms<\/a> with the Saudi Pro League to leave Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\"DarwinPhoto by Kenta Harada\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Chiesa, on the other hand, is a little trickier \u2013 with no clubs currently wanting to take a punt on the injury-prone winger.<\/p>\n

That said, you\u2019d think that if either of the pair did stay, Isak could potentially enquire about their numbers anyway.<\/p>\n

Alas, the Swede is yet to make the move, and will undoubtedly have bigger things on his mind than the number on the back of his jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alexander Isak to Liverpool has legs, serious legs. And that means the Swede will need a shirt number…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[9261,748,8904,393,4884,5759,179,3047,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-315496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-alexander-isak","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-darwin-nunez","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-hugo-ekitike","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-newcastle-united","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114966894032198813","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}