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Alexander Isak wants to leave Newcastle this summer(Image: Ed Sykes/Getty Images)

Alexander Isak has gone public with his desire to leave Newcastle this summer after having his head turned by interest from Liverpool.

The 25-year-old striker has been omitted from Newcastle's squad for their pre-season tour and has become the biggest story in the summer transfer window.

Isak is arguably the best striker in the Premier League, having scored 23 times in the top flight last season for Newcastle.



He has reportedly demanded £300,000-a-week to sign a new contract with Newcastle, who would have to shatter their wage structure to make that happen, with Bruno Guimaraes the highest earner on £160,000-a-week at present.

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On the one hand, Newcastle are under little pressure to sell Isak, because they are in line with profit and sustainability rules and he is contracted for three more years.

But keeping an unhappy player is fraught with complications and they are reportedly only willing to give him £200,000-a-week.

That is Isak’s first option: signing a new contract with Newcastle and spending at least another season there as they embark upon another season in the Champions League.

The Reds have splashed £265m on transfers this summer, but still have money in the bank to spend on Isak, thanks to their quiet summer of 2024, Premier League prize money and assets they can sell.

Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle for Liverpool (Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

It would take a record transfer of over £125m to make it happen, but with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott available to sell, it could happen.

The club have already lured Aleksandar Mitrovic, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly with their lucrative offers in the past, but Isak would represent an even bigger coup.

Hugo Ekitike could play alongside Alexander Isak at Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC)

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