Isak has subsequently moved out of his home in Newcastle and informed the club he does not intend to play for them ever again.<\/p>\n
After formally registering their interest in the Swede, Liverpool had an offer for him worth \u00a3110million plus add-ons rejected by Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Liverpool are expected to return with a new bid worth around \u00a3120-130m, while Newcastle are holding out for \u00a3150m.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on NBC Sports<\/a>, Ornstein hinted that an agreement could be reached after the two clubs face each other in the Premier League on Monday, August 25.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s arguably the biggest story of this summer, and we haven\u2019t heard the end of it yet. The news I broke in the week was that Alexander Isak has no intention of playing for Newcastle again. That\u2019s his perspective,\u201d the journalist said.<\/p>\n \u201cIn his mind, the Newcastle chapter is over. Even if a deal is not done to secure his departure before the transfer window closes, his mind is not in the place of being reintegrated in Eddie Howe\u2019s squad. So that is a pretty drastic development.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we know is that Newcastle have no intention of selling him. They\u2019ve been clear and consistent in that for a very long time.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s under contract \u2013 a very lucrative one \u2013 until the summer of 2028. However, they are looking for replacements for the event of him leaving.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool have made an offer, \u00a3110m, it was rejected immediately. They\u2019ve not come back since, but their interest is ongoing and they\u2019d be ready to [come back] if they receive encouragement, should Newcastle get their replacement.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we also learn now, is that despite Newcastle\u2019s stance, and despite Isak seemingly being content and happy towards the end of last season, we now know that two weeks before the end of the season he told Eddie Howe personally that he wanted to leave this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cHe repeated that after the final game of the season against Everton before going back to his native Sweden. So this has been rumbling for some time.<\/p>\n DIVE DEEPER\u00a0<\/strong>\ud83d\udcab\u00a0How Liverpool can use Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike in unreal new attack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Alexander Isak made exit desire clear \u2018a year ago\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIn his mind, he also let Newcastle know about his intentions as long as a year ago, when they said to him there would be no new contract because of their attempts to comply with PSR. And also the fact that he earns so much already, and at that point he was still under contract for four more years.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople around Newcastle I speak to deny that, I\u2019ve got to be clear. They say, \u2018that\u2019s not true, he was always open in our mind to talking about this at the end of the season and maybe even signing a new contract\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s got very messy, it\u2019s clearly emotional. But Isak hasn\u2019t played a pre-season friendly, he\u2019s not going to be playing for Newcastle at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have to wait and see if something gives on this. Maybe after the teams play there could be a resolution one way or the other, when they face each other on the 25th [August].<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t say which way it\u2019s gonna go, it feels in the balance. We\u2019re gonna have to see how it plays out, but he certainly wants that move to Liverpool.\u201d<\/p>\n A fellow transfer reporter claimed on Friday that Isak \u2018WILL get his dream Liverpool move\u2019<\/a>, with the saga getting \u2018more toxic\u2019.<\/p>\n Newcastle are ramping up their own striker search, as they are looking to bring in Yoane Wissa and Goncalo Ramos.<\/p>\n Such transfers would \u2018facilitate Isak\u2019s move to Liverpool\u2019<\/a>, as per Newcastle correspondent Craig Hope.<\/p>\n Isak has reportedly agreed a six-year contract with Liverpool already.<\/p>\n More on Isak<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfaf\u00a0Alexander Isak to Liverpool dominoes \u2018starting to fall\u2019 as Rooney makes hugely exciting claim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfaf\u00a0Alexander Isak learns details of potential SECOND Liverpool \u2018bid\u2019 as \u2018this week\u2019 claim made<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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