Liverpool 'could rightly' make extraordinary Alexander Isak demand as agent hits out

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That’s down to the poor bargaining position the Newcastle striker has been left in, thanks to his current agent.

Isak’s ongoing situation at Newcastle could be resolved ahead of Monday evening's transfer deadline.

The saga has seen the Magpies reject a £110million bid from Liverpool earlier this month, before the situation turned toxic with Isak pushing to leave St James’ Park, training alone and not being involved in the season’s opening fixtures.

The Sweden international, 25, has made it clear he doesn’t want to play for Newcastle again, writing an emotional Instagram post claiming the club “broke promises”.

But Isak reportedly has zero interest in doing so.

The Magpies have therefore completed the £65million signing of Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade as a replacement, ahead of a potential new British transfer record-shattering bid from Liverpool for Isak, which could reach £130m before add-ons and bonuses.

Now, sports agent Sky Andrew, who negotiated Sol Campbell's famous transfer from Tottenham to Arsenal, has strongly criticised how Isak's agent has handled the situation.

Andrew broke down on Sky Sports how the agent has received commission for each year of the player's initial six-year contract, which was signed when he joined in 2022.

He went on to discuss the potential conflict of interest between an agent seeking to maximise their earnings through a new transfer and the best interests of their client, adding: “You've noticed, and I don't want to pour scorn on my profession, but you've noticed that it's only Isak that is seen as the bad guy.

Alexander Isak's gentleman's agreement promise "doesn't exist", according to an agent(Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus/Getty Images)

"There's something going on behind the scenes where he's being advised to behave in a certain way, but this isn't a good situation for football.

Liverpool could quite rightly say to him, 'We want a 20-year contract with no buyout,' because he's got nowhere else to go."

Andrew then dissected Isak's recent statement and his claims that the club had broken promises, arguing that gentleman’s agreements shouldn't be treated as binding when millions of pounds are at stake - a view recently shared by Alan Shearer, who suggested that Isak "should sack" his agent.

He said: "That's absolutely ridiculous.

There are too many agents out there doing an average job, and I don't want to criticise this agent in particular, because I'm not 100% sure what's going on behind the scenes - but this situation should never arise.”

Manager Eddie Howe has also had his say this week, denying claims that he promised Isak a transfer away from Newcastle this summer.