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Alexander Isak might have to forgo his preferred shirt number if he makes the move to Liverpool.

The Newcastle forward is high on the Reds' list of attacking targets, and while a transfer seemed unlikely this summer, Isak's recent decision to explore his options has changed the game.

Newcastle had previously declared the 25-year-old off-limits at any cost, leading Liverpool to look elsewhere.



14 shirt, famously worn by his idol Thierry Henry, but that number is currently taken at Liverpool by Federico Chiesa.

I think with these situations it has to be right for the football club, and everything then is taken into context below that," he told reporters.

"But the club will make the right decision with all the information that it has, and ultimately to try and move the club forward in whatever way that is.

There's a whole football club that has to make the decision.

I don't see anything that's going to change that opinion of mine at the moment, but it's football and who knows what the future may bring.

"All I would say on the broader picture is whatever happens has to be right for Newcastle
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