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It should come as no surprise that when I heard the news of Liverpool's approach to sign Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, I sighed heavily.
On Tuesday, it was reported that the Reds had approached the Magpies over a potential move that could see Liverpool bolster their attack with Newcastle's star striker.
Over the last two years, Newcastle fans have had to deal with Isak being heavily, and I mean HEAVILY, linked with Arsenal, almost to the point where it got a bit weird.
However, while a move to Arsenal never really looked to be close to happening, this interest from Liverpool worries all of us, for several reasons.
The first of which is this: if Liverpool really wants to sign Isak, who scored 23 goals in the Premier League last term, they probably could.
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has previously spoken highly of Liverpool.
On his day, he is absolutely unplayable.
And if you were to take emotions out of it, realistically, for Isak, a move to Merseyside represents the opportunity for him to immediately be able to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League.
While Newcastle want to be able to compete for those trophies under the ownership of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, they are still miles behind Liverpool at almost every level.
The second reason Liverpool's interest worries me as a Newcastle supporter is what it says to the likes of Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Tino Livramento
Alexander Isak scored twice against Liverpool last season, including in the League Cup final
Newcastle, up until yesterday, were widely expected to be leading the charge to sign Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, who is also a target for Liverpool.
However, the approach for Isak from Liverpool is two-pronged
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