Alan Shearer predicts 'bonkers' end to Liverpool's Alexander Isak transfer saga

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Alan Shearer has urged Newcastle to sign not one, but two strikers before Monday's transfer deadline.

This comes amid the ongoing Alexander Isak saga, which Shearer believes will likely result in Newcastle having to shell out "bonkers" transfer fees for other players.

Isak, 25, is firm in his stance that he has played his last game for Newcastle and hasn't yet featured for Eddie Howe's side this season.

The Swedish striker is keen on a move to Liverpool, who are expected to make a second bid for the striker before the transfer window shuts.

9 this summer, with recent bids for Yoane Wissa and Jorgen Strand Larsen being turned down.

But Shearer, the club's all-time leading goalscorer, insists that something has to give before Monday, given the current stand-off with Isak.

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I guess after what happened on Monday evening with Anthony Gordon now being out for three games, whoever it is, whether it's Strand Larsen, Wissa, or both.

"Their transfer fees are going up as we speak because of the situation Newcastle are in financially and the desperation for forwards."

Newcastle is anticipated to increase its latest bid for Strand Larsen, hoping to secure a deal with the Wolves striker who netted 14 top-tier goals during his successful debut season in English soccer last term.

Shearer, however, views such a move as another instance of how "bonkers" the transfer market has become, especially for strikers.

He added: "I think Wissa will be a more important signing

Similar with Viktor Gyokeres.

"The difference with Strand Larsen and Wissa is that they've had a season or two in the Premier League, so they know what it's about

I think somehow, you have to try and take the transfer fee out because fees have just gone bonkers, they really have.

"Whether Newcastle sell Isak for whatever they get, I guess that's probably why the fee you're talking about is for him."