Newcastle name their price! Magpies to 'seriously consider' Alexander Isak exit if Liverpool submit £130m bid for unsettled striker on deadline day

According to a report from Telegraph Sport, Newcastle's Saudi-based owners Public Investment Fund (PIF) have decided to let their guard down and are prepared to facilitate Isak's departure if Liverpool can table a £130 million (€150m/$175m) bid for the striker. Reports earlier this week mentioned that the defending league champions would return with an offer worth £130m, which would break the British transfer record set by Liverpool after capturing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for £116m.

The report explains Newcastle will not stand in Isak's way if Liverpool make an offer worth considering, despite having insisted on a £150m (€173m/$203m) fee all summer. The Magpies have tried hard to sign two forwards and recently completed a club-record move for Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart. Newcastle have made big efforts to land Brentford's Yoane Wissa and Wolves' Jorgen Strand Larsen, but approaches for both players have been rebuffed. However, it is understood that Isak's potential exit will not hinge on Newcastle's success in signing another player for the attack.

Isak's relationship with Newcastle and their fans is at an all-time low. Having joined the club in 2022, the Sweden international became one of the best strikers in the world after scoring 54 goals in just 86 Premier League games. In the last two seasons, he has registered tallies of 21 and 23 goals in the top-flight, which earned Isak a demigod status among Newcastle fans. However, he has been training away from the squad and hasn't made a single appearance this season after publicly expressing his desire to leave. Since then, fans' love for Isak has turned to borderline hatred, with shirts reading the words "Isak is a rat" put on sale outside St James' Park.

Earlier this week, Newcastle's owners met with Isak at the player's house to reach a resolution regarding his future. However, the 25-year-old has stood firm on his decision to seek pastures new this summer. Newcastle's hierarchy is believed to have offered Isak a new contract in an attempt to keep him at the club for another season. The new contract would reportedly include an exit clause which would allow Isak to leave next summer for a fixed price. Liverpool sending a formal proposal for the ex-Real Sociedad marksman is not set in stone as things stand, however. They signed Hugo Ekitike in a big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this summer and the Frenchman has started his life at Anfield with a bang, scoring thrice in his first four games.