Alexander Isak alternatives considered as Liverpool transfer deadline set for Plan B

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The Alexander Isak saga has been simmering for a few days now after explosive statements earlier in the week.

Liverpool will surely need to have their eye on some alternatives in the final week of the summer window as a result.

With that in mind, we asked our writers what player or players they would look to land should Isak remain at St James' Park beyond the deadline.



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With Monday evening leaving Liverpool with a week left of the transfer window, time is of the essence if Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes are to finish an exciting, history-making few months of player trading with a flourish.

The problem is, the object of their affection, Alexander Isak, is currently in the clutches of not only Newcastle United but their owners, who are the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

Don't be surprised if there is no Plan B.

Arne Slot has already admitted that Liverpool need a new forward before the transfer window closes, even if he also insists the Reds would boast another depth in attack without a new arrival.

But that does not change the fact that the Dutchman had six senior international forwards to choose from last season.

Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez would perhaps be the dream alternative, but it would quite the late swoop if they were to suddenly pursue the Argentine now.

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Perhaps then, if Isak is not attainable now, the Reds would be best-placed switching attention to an alternative forward rather than striker.

And even if not, Liverpool already have experience of having to be patient in such transfer sagas - with the signing of Virgil van Dijk in January 2018 the perfect example.

The Reds can still wait for their dream centre-forward signing while bolstering their attacking ranks now.

The Reds can afford to wait for Isak, but Newcastle's stubbornness should not stop them signing a forward in the final days of the transfer window.