Newcastle United must stand firm as Liverpool moves for Alexander Isaac

Everyone knew this was coming, but as much as Newcastle United’s decision maker. Alexander Isaac was undoubtedly the best striker in Europe, and the club could always try to sign him. Liverpool developed into the most likely chaser in the spring, and finally showed its hand and contacted the move of a potential British record ($161 million) for the Swedish striker.

As always, the answer was a strong refusal to advance.

Liverpool claims they have not officially bid to ISAK because they know what Newcastle thinks about the situation. The offer will only be specific if Newcastle opens the door, but for three years on Isaac’s contract at St. James Park, the club is looking for a striker to replace Calm Wilson, who has already departed.

After ISAK scored the victory goal against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final in Wembley in March, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Newcastle Chairman Yasir al-Rumayan revealed he was not on sale.

The strength shown is based on the confidence within Newcastle that Isaac is happy with the club and will not shake up leaving. Although talks over a new contract are planned, Liverpool’s position is complicated and it is believed that unless Isaac’s camp has closed Red Progress, it must be explicit in his desire to make a move happen in order to change Newcastle’s attitude.

Still, that would be difficult. The length of ISAK’s existing transaction means that the power is extremely important in the club’s hands. Of course, things can change. But Isaac has always claimed he is happy with Tyneside and in the Champions League he has great ambitions at the very frontlines with him. The next 24-48 hours are said to be important.

Hugo Ekitike Subplot

There are many moving parts in this story that are proven by how different the situation is from Tuesday morning. As mentioned earlier, Newcastle needs a striker as is and has seen a £70 million bid for the club’s record rejected by Aintrack’s Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitique. Discussions between the club and player representatives have been stepped up over the past few days at a meeting in Austria where Newcastle is training pre-season.

However, Liverpool has identified Ekitique as a potential replacement for ISAK and tries to sign him in the event of a failed plan as part of what is considered a “temperature check” in its deal with Newcastle.

It has been seen as a huge power play by Liverpool in an attempt to change the narrative of something they have no control over. It is true that Newcastle really wants Ekitique, who has made three attempts to sign players over the past four years, but losing him will never compare to Isaac’s departure blow. The plan is for Ekitique to play with Isaac during the busy season of Newcastle, and if Isaac is a year away, a succession plan has been introduced.

Liverpool’s presence certainly changes the landscape from the perspective of Newcastle’s Ekitique. Given that he has a clearer route into the role of central striker, he is likely to succeed soon, and the higher wages offered, it would be hard to see him choose St. James Park on Anfield. However, he was available for the summer and Liverpool was tentatively in the race with reports that the 23-year-old club, who scored 22 goals in all competitions last season, was not entirely convinced.

What should Newcastle do next?

It is essential for Newcastle to show strong hands in response to this move by Liverpool. It could be seen as an attempt to show who is the boss, but the bids have not actually been made, the numbers are well below interesting value, and Isaac himself is normally in training for the Newcastle team. For now, there are no threats.

If Liverpool signed Ekitique, it would return to the drawings after a summer of frustration and have already missed other top targets like Brian Mbemo and Joa Pedro. But it’s not as certain as it appears. The Reds have not yet bid on Ekitique, and Newcastle pushed the story forward. Certainly, that may be less likely, but the plan was to pair Ekitike with Isak. It should continue for that until it is no longer possible.

No matter what happens, selling Isaks will now have disastrous consequences. After this lack of transfer activity over the past few years, fans have already been unhappy, and the team currently preparing for the Champions League campaign will take a major blow to both numbers and morale. They also need to buy two strikers, and will trade the strikers who scored 26 goals last season, and it will be a month before the season begins.

Newcastle’s plan was to blame for his interest in ISAK this summer and to bring him into a new contract with a major wage increase. If that doesn’t happen, signing a Wilson alternative now and adapting to the exit for next summer is the next best thing to do. Sale now makes no sense and puts everything at risk for Newcastle.

Standing farms weren’t this important.