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Liverpool, as long-term admirers, are on standby to see whether their rivals' steely determination to keep hold of the striker falters or if the player himself would go to the lengths of a formal transfer request.

In spite of Newcastle's persistence to agree a new contract they are under no pressure whatsoever to sell Isak as their current deal covers up to 2028, thus a whopping £120m value has been placed on the Sweden international.

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Having wrapped up the signing of fellow forward Hugo Ekitike on Wednesday, the Reds have now spent nearly £300m on seven signings to arrive in summer 2025.



The club were always in a strong position financially to be able to go out and do whatever business they needed to.

And the existing headroom is only set to be added to as over the coming weeks sporting director Richard Hughes shifts some of his attention towards selling certain members of Arne Slot's squad.

Chief amongst those to have been linked with a move away this summer has been Darwin Nunez.

Although Nunez has looked sharp so far in pre-season, the Uruguayan was tipped to depart long before the current window opened for business and interest has arisen from Italy and Saudi Arabia, albeit without any offer being submitted at this stage.

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Another who could be sold from the attacking line for a large sum is Luis Diaz, though so far Liverpool have been reluctant to do business for their No.7.

Both Barcelona and Bayern Munich were warned off the Colombian when asked about the 28-year-old's availability, whilst the player in question said openly he had been in contact with other clubs.

Last week, Bayern made a €67.5m (£58.6m) offer that was rejected on the spot.

The Bundesliga outfit are expected to return again with another bid so it remains to be seen how this is handled in the wake of what is being said about Isak.

Additionally, the future of Federico Chiesa continues to be a point of discussion as last summer's signing is set to miss the pre-season tour of Asia with a minor injury.

I want to get in the World Cup squad.

"I want to keep being successful as a player.

we have many new players who have come in so whether it blocks the path for me I'm not sure.

"It's something I need to have a look at and decide."

Therefore the 22-year-old's place at Anfield will be one to watch over in the near future.

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The same can be said of Tyler Morton and Ben Doak.
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