{"id":109689,"date":"2025-08-31T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/109689\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:01:18","slug":"liverpool-set-upper-limit-for-improved-alexander-isak-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/109689\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Set Upper Limit for Improved Alexander Isak Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_v9iyonzif\">Liverpool are reportedly refusing to match Newcastle United\u2019s \u00a3150 million ($202.6 million) asking price for Alexander Isak, although they would still be willing to break the British transfer record for the Swedish striker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mylyy896m\">The transfer saga swirling above Isak\u2019s head has been raging away all summer. Six weeks on from <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/liverpool-make-record-breaking-approach-newcastle-alexander-isak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool\u2019s informal approach<\/a> for the 25-year-old forward, the reigning Premier League champions have submitted just <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/alexander-isak-liverpool-formal-bid-newcastle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one formal bid<\/a> worth \u00a3110 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_g20wq796u\">That was bluntly rejected by the Magpies, who have gradually shifted their firm no-sale stance once it became clear that Isak had no intention of playing for the club again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s7krx1x5j\">However, they are yet to show any signs of wavering on their valuation of Isak. Liverpool, by contrast, are only willing to raise their offer to \u00a3120 million rather than the \u00a3130 million figure being bandied around, according to <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/football\/article\/marc-guehi-paul-joyce-liverpool-crystal-palace-transfer-news-p2b708r7x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Times<\/a>. The explanation for this stance is that Liverpool would be \u201cbidding against themselves\u201d as Isak has made it abundantly apparent that he only wants to move to Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">dark. Next. Isak what next. Alexander Isak, Newcastle and Liverpool: What Happens Next?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Alexander Isak pointing to the exit.\" title=\"Alexander Isak pointing to the exit.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Isak\u2019s future has not become clearer after Newcastle have played Liverpool on Monday. \/ Harriet Massey\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gkoroc79y\">It remains to be seen if Newcastle will accept an offer of \u00a3120 million. That would represent almost twice what the Magpies paid for Isak three years ago and the most expensive transfer ever completed in British football history, surpassing the \u00a3116 million Liverpool may end up paying Bayer Leverkusen for <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/florian-wirtz-liverpool-record-breaker-unafraid-difficult-decisions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_75hrtyxvf\">An improved offer is not the only step which has to be taken in the complex route to Isak\u2019s Anfield arrival. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uqeekv59c\">Despite the <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/newcastle-confirm-club-record-striker-signing-final-alexander-isak-transfer-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">club-record acquisition of Nick Woltemade<\/a> on Saturday for \u00a369 million, Newcastle would still theoretically have to sign a second striker to fully cover themselves in the event of Isak\u2019s departure, as Callum Wilson also left St James\u2019 Park this summer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kddqwdgtu\">Brentford\u2019s Yoane Wissa is doing his best to force through a move north with a <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/newcastle-target-incredible-public-plea-alexander-isak-transfer-endgame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sensational public statement<\/a> decrying the broken promises of his current employers, yet the Bees\u2014who have already amassed around \u00a385 million in player sales this summer\u2014have no financial need to sell their all-time leading Premier League goalscorer for anything less than their \u00a360 million asking price.<\/p>\n<p>READ THE LATEST TRANSFER NEWS AND RUMORS FROM WORLD SOCCER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool are reportedly refusing to match Newcastle United\u2019s \u00a3150 million ($202.6 million) asking price for Alexander Isak, although&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-109689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}