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The Reds have alreasdy snapped up £29.5m Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen and have struck a £1.5m deal for Armin Pecsi to join £29m Giorgi Mamardashvilli in their goalkeeping ranks.

But it is the agreement reached with Leverkusen for German sensation Florian Wirtz that has really caught public attention.

Our writers have their say:



Paul Gorst

If there was to be one further 'dream signing' for Liverpool this summer after the blockbuster arrival of Florian Wirtz, which is set to be wrapped up imminently, it would be Newcastle United's Alexander Isak.

Ian Doyle

Alexander Isak didn't need to net the ultimately decisive goal in the League Cup final win over Liverpool for the Reds to be impressed by the Newcastle United striker.

Isak has been on the radar of the Premier League champions for some time, although a move was long regarded unlikely due to a fee that could well approach £100million and beyond.

Liverpool's imminent £116m purchase of Florian Wirtz has perhaps changed that particular landscape.

Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa would have to be sold, and a fringe player or two would have to be offered to Newcastle who, as their aborted attempt to sell Anthony Gordon to Liverpool last summer attests, are open to such agreements.

Would Isak fancy a move to Liverpool.

But if there's a tiddly chance of Isak coming to Anfield, it should be pursued.

Joe Rimmer

Liverpool have already shown they mean business this summer, signing one of the most in-demand players in European football with a £116m deal for Florian Wirtz.

But any move for Alexander Isak would really be showing their dominance.

The sad part is, the Isak ship has probably sailed

We now know he's a player Liverpool considered before Darwin Nunez in 2022 and in reality, that was probably the moment to recruit the forward.

Newcastle's improvements in recent seasons and qualification for the Champions League next season mean that the only real chance Liverpool would have of signing Isak would be if the Swede agitated for a move
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