We can't afford him, and they wouldn't sell to us.
Also he's at a better club (right now) and there are better teams interested.
Think the starting bid for him would be in the range of 120 million honestly.
Alexander Isak - now a Newcastle player
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We can't afford him, and they wouldn't sell to us.
Also he's at a better club (right now) and there are better teams interested.
Think the starting bid for him would be in the range of 120 million honestly.
Absolutely nailed on to replace Nunes at Liverpool unfortunately.
If Newcastle sell i would be surprised if it will be to another PL club.
Possibly but few can afford him outside the PL.
I'd despair if Pool got him.
At the same time Newcastle don't need the money either, so i see it going one of three ways, 1) he gets sold abroad 2) runs his contract down and moves to another PL club 3) stays at Newcastle and plays out his best years there.
He's too good for Newcastle at this stage. They won't sell him to another PL club though, he'll probably go to PSG.
He's too good for PSG and the French league. And he also strikes me as a rather ambitious lad, not someone who'd just follow the money. You'd think he would fancy to test himself in the elite club competing for the highest honours.
They're very much in the race for Top 4, if they get that they will be able to spend big and try and consolidate that spot. Not a bad spot for him to be in and no one will want to pay the £100m plus for him as much as he might fancy going somewhere like Barca (Lewa now 36, or Munich if they try and get some money for Kane etc.)
I do think it's important to note with him that Newcastle are setup almost solely to cater to him, the reality is their front 3 are 2 hard working, supporting wide men and him being fed. Their midfield is aggressive, industrious and whilst I think Bruno G is really good, just looking at where their goals come from gives me vibes of United when Ronaldo was here and everything was funnelling through him, or when Soton set up to funnel everything through Ings and he scored 22 goals in 32 games. Essentially is he even someone you want to spend big money on unless you are going to set up in a similar way?
Isak: 19, Gordon: 6, Murphy: 5, Barnes: 5, Joelinton: 4. Everyone else under 2.
United: Ronaldo: 18, Bruno: 10, Greenwood: 5, Fred: 4, Rashford: 4
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As much as I’d like it, I don’t see us spending +120m on anyone, never mind a guy who turns 26 in September.
PSG come and get your man
Yeah anywhere but the scouse
I always am.
Lewandowski replacement ?
He’s too good for Arsenal too despite them pushing the idea he’s signing for them, I think he ends up going back to Spain
not sure Barca will be able to pay what Toon asks for. He'd be fantastic there, though.
That restricts him to Madrid, Barcelona, City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Madrid don't need him
Barcelona can't afford him
City: they don't need him, plus pending case
Arsenal: will Newcastle sell to them?
Liverpool: same as above, plus can they afford him?
Between Arsenal, Liverpool and PSG, I think PSG has the greatest chance if they are interested. They are well poised to challenge for the CL too, if that's not the highest stage of football (anthem and all) what is?
Could live with Arsenal or PSG, just not them
Obviously CL is the highest stage of club football and more glorious than any league trophy by a fine margin, but are PSG really poised to challenge for it? Two semi finals + a final in last five years is surely a great result for them and Luis Enrique probably got them to their highest level in good five years or so, but bookies consistently have the likes of Arsenal and Pool higher than them and I think it's quite fair. I don't hate as much on PSG and the French league as some, but I don't think it's very much alluring for a players like Isak, who already tasted Premier League and are wanted by essentially any club in the world.
Is 26 old now? He’s entering his prime. His best 6-7 years are most likely ahead if him. Salah at 26 was good. Salah at 32 is WC. Most players peak after 25.
Arsenal with Isak might just edge it in their favour against Liverpool for the trophy. They are sorely lacking a great striker. Isak fits that bill.
Liverpool will sign him to replace Salah and this hell rumbles on.
Imagine replacing Salah with this guy (as the main goalscoring threat).
26 is a prime age to buy an oven-ready player.
Very good striker but a bit of a crock isn’t he?
I’d love for him to end up with us and no, 26 isn’t old. My point is that I would be amazed if Liverpool broke their transfer record by 40m or so for a player at that age.
Imagine we spent £80m on Antony the summer this guy went for £70m
25-26 is where you probably want to break the bank. You get the prime years with some sell on after. 20-25 is normally much more a gamble. Especially on a striker. See Højlund for instance.
Replacing Salah alone is impossible. You would need one or two more goal scoring upgrades
He’s brilliant but he’s prone to minor injuries often. Only thing that I can see stopping clubs spending huge £££ on him.
Hes the best striker in the world imo.
Hes the best striker in the world imo.
Not many teams he doesn't start for.
Could you not. I’m already fecking dead.
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Barcelona would be ideal for the player.
He’s at an oil club though with no reason for them to sell do nobody except maybe Madrid is ever signing him again.
It makes sense, with Lewandowski being 36. They’d have to probably sell one of their wide forwards or midfielders, or come up with yet another lever to pull.
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We know they tried to offload Fati. I wonder if Lewandowski moves to Saudi along with Fati to make the space for Isak.
We didn't spend anything this season, going to have at least one big wage off the books, sell Nunez (hopefully silly saudi money), and didn't we bid around 100m for Caicedo? I think for the right player, we could still do it. 26 isn't a bad age either, in current markets, could still move on in early 30's for a big fee.
Arsenal should be going all out for him, he'd make a massive difference in a title race.
They're spinning their wheels with the likes of Havertz and Sterling, they've both been poor signings.
They're spinning their wheels with the likes of Havertz and Sterling, they've both been poor signings.