Newcastle reluctantly sold Isak<\/a> after the player made it clear he no longer wanted to play for the club \u2013 despite having three years to run on his contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sadly for Newcastle<\/a> fans, Liverpool were successful in their summer-long pursuit of the 25-year-old. Indeed, Newcastle were baffled by Liverpool\u2019s first bid for Isak<\/a>, which came to around \u00a3110million. \u00a0<\/p>\n However, they waited for Newcastle to agree deals for Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa before swooping for one of the world\u2019s best strikers, paying well below the reported \u00a3150million Newcastle initially wanted. <\/p>\n The Reds, however, do not believe they were wrong to pursue Isak<\/a> in the manner that they did.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to The Athletic<\/a>, those inside Anfield have a clear conscience about how they conducted themselves during the biggest transfer saga of the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n They believe that Isak had problems with Newcastle long before they made their move. <\/p>\n Isak was disappointed he wasn\u2019t given a new contract at Newcastle in 2024<\/a>, which is generally thought to be the \u201cbroken\u201d promise he was talking about in an Instagram story posted before he eventually left the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n Insiders put out by Liverpool\u2019s transfer push this summer <\/p>\n Marc Guehi almost joined Isak at Liverpool on the final day of the transfer window, after they waited all summer to agree a fee with Crystal Palace. <\/p>\n![\"Alexander](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2212099476-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty ImagesLiverpool think Alexander Isak and Newcastle United already had problems\u00a0<\/p>\n