Jamie Carragher goes WILD in Sky Sports studio as Liverpool stun Newcastle with dramatic 100th-minute winner after St James' Park thriller
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Jamie Carragher has voiced his opinion on the ongoing situation with Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak ahead of Liverpool's match against Newcastle on Monday Night Football. Carragher urged Newcastle to sell Isak before the summer transfer window closes, comparing the striker’s unsettled status to Fernando Torres’s situation during his Liverpool days. Isak, who has been training away from the first team and is subject to a £110m bid from Liverpool, has not played with the squad since the end of last season. Carragher expressed doubt that a transfer would be completed before the game, but said the final days of the window would be telling regarding Isak’s future.
Despite Liverpool’s interest, Carragher questioned the club’s transfer strategy, particularly the spending involved. Liverpool have also signed Hugo Ekitike, a forward who could serve as back-up, which Carragher finds questionable given the high cost of both players. He suggested that spending £150m on Isak might not be justified, especially when Ekitike was purchased for around £80m. Carragher highlighted that Liverpool’s pursuit of Isak as a primary target conflicts with the acquisition of a costly secondary striker.
Newcastle’s head coach Eddie Howe remains hopeful that Isak will still feature for the club, but acknowledges the uncomfortable nature of the ongoing saga. In the context of the upcoming Liverpool vs Newcastle fixture, Carragher’s remarks suggest that the Isak situation is casting a shadow over Newcastle and adds intrigue to the fixture, with the transfer window closing imminently and Isak’s status unresolved.
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