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Alexander Isak is exploring his options this summer and has been linked with Liverpool(Image: Getty)

Former Newcastle United defender Stuart Pearce has suggested Liverpool could propose a swap deal to secure the services of Alexander Isak this summer.

However, it later emerged that the striker had informed the club of his desire to explore his options this summer.

Liverpool have been long-standing admirers of Isak, but Newcastle have remained firm on their stance that the striker is not for sale, with the club valuing him at around £150million.



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Pearce believes that Liverpool may find a way around that by offering wantaway marksman Darwin Nunez as part of a deal to sign Isak before the end of the summer transfer window.

"The title is over if Liverpool get Isak, yes," Pearce told Chronicle Live.

I think maybe [Darwin] Nunez going in the opposite direction to Newcastle might be the way that make Newcastle better off.

Article continues belowNunez has been linked with a move away from Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty)

"In my opinion, Nunez might be the one full of energy.

He might just be the one that the new Newcastle fans take to.

If he gets that right, all of a sudden he'll be a very effective replacement for Isak," Pearce continued.

"So if I was Newcastle, I would say, look, if at the end of the day we're going to lose Isak, send Nunez to us and then we'll have a bash with him.

"You've played at Newcastle, they just love their own players up there, especially the forwards, don't they?

So I think I could see him playing for Newcastle, I really could, if they needed a replacement."

Contract negotiations with the Swede, handled through intermediaries, resulted in Isak being presented with a £200,000 per week package by Newcastle, a proposal that would establish him as the club's top earner in history.

Addressing the circumstances, Magpies manager Eddie Howe remarked: "He is still our player.
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