Alexander Isak to Liverpool transfer update as 'information' emerges before Newcastle match

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Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Monday as the transfer saga surrounding Alexander Isak continues.(Image: Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Liverpool will be looking to make it back-to-back wins to kick off their Premier League title defence against Newcastle United on Monday.

A move for Isak would further strengthen their position up front but with a week until the transfer window slams shut, the opportunity for the Reds to land the talismanic figure is slimming.

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Newcastle may miss their heroic forward on Monday but the two clubs will continue to face burning speculation over a, potentially, record-breaking transfer.

With Isak dominating the news landscape, the ECHO has taken a look at the latest round-up surrounding Liverpool transfer rumours.

The Daily Mail's Craig Hope has raised an interesting theory surrounding Liverpool's interest in Isak.

The Reds go into their title defence with quality in attacking areas but questions will soon arise, should they fail to find the back of the net, over their output in front of goal.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement, Hope said that his information was that Newcastle will not sell the forward this summer.

However, his caveat was that the Reds haven't come this far to then step away from the deal.

“Alexander Isak could have come out at the start of the summer, outlined his reasons for wanting to move on and said he wanted to explore a move at the same time thanking supporters and staff for their importance in his development and I think this would have been very different," he began.

"The point we’ve got to make is Alexander Isak since the start of the summer has not been told ’you're going nowhere’, they’ve not blocked the move, they’ve actively clearly looked to explore the conditions of sale.

”The club’s statement on Tuesday night made reference to that.

The conditions of sale were two players coming in as plausible replacements coupled with negotiating an acceptable fee with Liverpool.

”I actually think the latter part, the negotiation with Liverpool wouldn’t have been a problem at all, but as the statement said, the conditions of sale haven’t been met.

“So Newcastle now are not going to leave themselves short by allowing Alexander Isak to go when he is as we stand here now, the only recognized striker in the building.

”My information now is that Alexander Isak is going nowhere.

Yes, in theory, but two strikers have to come in.

"The Liverpool vs Newcastle fixture has had no relevance on the Alexander Isak deal, by this deal only happens post-game.

"It has always been about the replacements.

If Newcastle had signed Ekitike or Sesko, then I believe Isak would be a Liverpool player."

"Liverpool haven’t come this far just to walk away [from Alexander Isak]."

Liverpool are also interested in Marc Guehi.

However, Crystal Palace find themselves in a similar position to Newcastle where their time is running out to find replacements.

Whereas the Magpies need two strikers, Palace not only need reinforcements but a replacement or even two after Ebere Eze's move to Arsenal and reports of a possible exit for their captain.

The suggestion is that Guehi can't leave the club until after the UEFA Conference League second-leg against Norwegian side Fredrikstad.

The England international is out of contract at Selhurst Park next summer and with Deadline Day on September 1 (at 7pm), Palace's opportunity to recoup funds from his sale are narrowing.

But Glasner has expressed worry over Palace losing more key players after they battled for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest.

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“I am worried about Crystal Palace if we are losing players and we don’t get the right ones in," he said.

"It is my duty as manager to tell the owners what we have to do to be competitive and stay on our pathway.

“If Marc leaves, I will try [on] my boots because I was a centre-back and this could be a good option," Glasner joked.