Stunning claims Alexander Isak could be sold after just one season at Liverpool have been made, with one observer explaining why the form of another Reds attacker could prove decisive.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/a> set a new British transfer record over the summer upon signing Alexander Isak<\/a> for \u00a3125m. The Reds had already smashed the record when paying \u00a3116m for Florian Wirtz, but believed Isak should be signed too, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n The Swede lit up the Premier League at Newcastle but has endured a slow start to life at Anfield. Nagging injuries have hampered his progress and adaptation in his new side, while his teammates are still grappling with how to get the best out of the frontman who often goes long stretches during games without being involved.<\/p>\n The end result is we\u2019re nearly half way through the season and Isak has scored just twice for Liverpool. What\u2019s more, he\u2019s being massively outshone by fellow new striker, Hugo Ekitike<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Frenchman is the first Liverpool player to reach 10 goals this season, four of which have come in his last two Premier League matches.<\/p>\n And according to former Liverpool midfielder and outspoken pundit, Dietmar Hamann, Isak is in danger of being sold to a club like Barcelona if he doesn\u2019t shape up.<\/p>\n In quotes carried by Goal, Hamann said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m not sure Liverpool will sell anyone in January, but if things don\u2019t pick up for Alexander Isak come March or April, they\u2019ll probably have discussions to sell him to a club like Barcelona in the summer.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will be plenty of takers for Isak because he\u2019s shown his ability at Newcastle. It also largely depends on the form of [Hugo] Ekitike, because if he continues to improve, it will be a struggle for Isak to get games unless he\u2019s forced out wide.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamann went on to claim that like Isak, fellow struggler Wirtz won\u2019t have unlimited opportunities at Liverpool and could be moved on if they aren\u2019t performing.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Liverpool will be okay financially, even without the Champions League, because they wouldn\u2019t have spent the money they did if they couldn\u2019t afford it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool haven\u2019t been big spenders before last summer and they tend to spend the money wisely.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Liverpool don\u2019t perform, then they won\u2019t be forced to sell. However, players like Alexander Isak or Florian Wirtz may have their futures looked at if they aren\u2019t performing and the club aren\u2019t in the Champions League.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Liverpool sell Wirtz or Isak?<\/strong><\/p>\n Realistically, there is no chance Liverpool sell either player in 2026.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s fair to say the results both players have provided so far are not what was anticipated, Liverpool simply would not spend those kinds of sums on players they didn\u2019t have total belief in. A poor half-season will not result in Liverpool pressing the panic button.<\/p>\n A perfect example of Liverpool\u2019s measured approach to transfers and looking long-term was Darwin Nunez.<\/p>\n The Uruguayan cost a hefty \u00a385m (add-ins included) when signed from Benfica in 2022 and it quickly became apparent he would not live up to the hype.<\/p>\n Nunez struggled with his close control, finishing, hold-up play and the offside trap, and throughout his Liverpool tenure, showed no signs of improvement in any of those departments.<\/p>\n Yet Liverpool still persisted with Nunez for three full seasons before finally cashing in over the summer. To think Liverpool would sell Isak or Wirtz after just 12 months on Merseyside is madness.<\/p>\n Latest Liverpool news \u2013 Semenyo \/ Salah<\/strong><\/p>\n In other news, Antoine Semenyo is understood to have all but ruled out two of his suitors for January, Manchester United and Tottenham.<\/p>\n That leaves Liverpool in a head-to-head scrap with Manchester City, and the latest on Semenyo\u2019s situation can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n