A football finance expert has told Liverpool how much it will cost the Reds to secure Newcastle star Alexander Isak.
Arne Slot has overseen somewhat of a generational summer window so far, signing Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jermie Frimpong, and Hugo Ekitike, but the Liverpool boss wants more.
The Reds are very strongly linked to signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle, after the Swedish striker told the Magpies that he wants to explore a move to a different team this summer. The reports have said that Saudi Pro League clubs want Isak alongside Liverpool, but the player wants to stay in Europe.
Football finance expert Stefan Borson has suggested how much it will cost for Liverpool to sign Isak this summer, and how possible that may be. He told Football Insider: “I think that the only real question is whether Liverpool are prepared to pay £150million and then whether Newcastle are prepared to bite the bullet and sell him.
“I can’t believe Newcastle would sell him for less than £140m plus some add-ons. Why would you sell him for less than £140million when you’ve got a situation like this? If I was Newcastle, I would hold my position on it. I definitely wouldn’t be selling for £120million. Maybe £130million plus £20million, maybe do that deal.
“If the money’s right and the player is adamant he wants to go, I can see it just about happening and it’s Liverpool clearly going for it.”
Can Liverpool afford Isak?
Let’s say that Borson is right, and Isak will command a fee of £150m in total, the Reds have already generated some of that from the sale of Luis Diaz, which will hand them £65m in return.
That leaves £85 left to try and raise for Isak. Darwin Nunez is expected to be sold this summer especially if Isak joins, so if they can generate around £45m for Nunez, then that leaves just £40m.
The Reds can likely afford him if they are able to sell Nunez too. Furthermore, Harvey Elliot is also a potential sale this summer, and that would for sure be able to get Liverpool across the line, making an Isak deal looking likely.
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