Liverpool taught Premier League rival a $169M lesson and Arsenal could benefit
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Liverpool had to wait until September 1 to sign Alexander Isak last summer, with all parties suffering as a result - this time, Newcastle appears to have learned its lessonArsenal manager Mikel Arteta.(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Around a year after it emerged that Liverpool was keen to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, it would be fair to say that all parties came out of the saga with some regrets.Liverpool signed the player, eventually, for a fee of around $169 million (£125 million), but is yet to see the best of Isak. It did eventually relent on selling Isak, despite insisting for some time that it wouldn't.While it got a big fee for the player, it didn't spend that money wisely.
When a player wants to go, there is not usually much point in making them stay.Alexander Isak of Sweden and Liverpool(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Even if Isak had been persuaded to do another year in the North East, he would have gotten his way at some point. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.On the one hand, Newcastle might decide that it can't let everyone go.
On the other, it appears to have softened its stance compared to last summer when players ask to leave.Every club in the world, regardless of how much money it has or where it stands in the pecking order, has to sell as well as buy. And while Newcastle might have wanted to be closer to winning trophies regularly, it isn't that team right now.It is for that reason that Guimaraes wants to leave: he is at an age where he can't afford to wait if he wants to get the silverware that his level of talent suggests he is capable of.If Newcastle does let him go, Arsenal could benefit by signing a top player in a way that Liverpool couldn't 12 months back.