For over six months, the message from Newcastle United has been the same: Alexander Isak is not for sale.
Whether you’re Real Madrid, PSG, Liverpool or another elite club, it would take a truly seismic figure to even begin discussions over a potential move for our star player.
But the last fortnight has certainly cast doubts over where he really is not for sale, as Isak’s own communications to the club that he wants to explore other options have many fans thinking he’s already played his last game for the club.
And a recent development could now kickstart the domino effect that leads to Isak leaving us this summer for pastures new…
Diaz deal to start domino effect?
Liverpool winger Luis Diaz is set to complete a mega €75m (£65m) move to Bayern Munich, should the 28-year-old pass his medical with the Bavarian giants.
It’s an annoyingly fantastic bit of business from the Reds based on his age, and they already have sufficient enough coverage at left wing to allow for Diaz’ departure.
Sky Sports’ Keith Downie now speculates that the transfer could be the catalyst for Liverpool to finally launch their audacious bid to sign Isak this summer.
Writing on X, Downie commented “This could potentially have a knock-on effect for Liverpool pursuit of Alexander Isak, with more funds to spend in the wake of Diaz’s departure.”
Despite having already brought in Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez this window, and spending £250m this window alone, the reigning Premier League champions may be close to having the funds needed to finally convince us to sell Isak and end his chapter on Tyneside.
What can we expect to happen next?
According to The Mail’s Craig Hope, the idea in Merseyside is that the Diaz sale has ‘formalised’ Liverpool’s offer to us for Isak.
And we’re anticipating this approach, which when coupled with Howe confirming that Isak won’t be joining the squad for the South Korean leg of the Asian tour, gives the impression that discussions could be due to start any day now.
There are a couple of things that fans who want Isak to stay at Newcastle can count on however: the first being Darwin Nunez, there’s still no concrete offer in yet for the Uruguayan, who may still need to be sold by Liverpool if they want to generate funds and space in attack for Isak to slot into.
The other is the influence of Yasir Al-Rumayyan: the club chairman has been adamant about not selling Isak, and has previously instructed us to avoid doing so by any means necessary.
So to truly test our resolve, could Arne Slot’s side offer a figure well above our oft-quoted £150m?
The significant profit we would have made off Isak would hypothetically go a long way into giving Howe the reinforcements he needs elsewhere in the squad.
But then this could have the negative effect of other clubs realising we have money to spend and squad spaces to fill: if we thought ‘Newcastle tax’ was bad before, it could get a lot worse if we sold Isak…
If Isak has made his mind up & there is no chance this gets resolved then the answer may be that we build Nunez or Harvey Elliott in as part of the deal.
Sharpy17(Quote)
I think that Liverpool have the upper hand here. No other bidders. We can’t afford to keep ISAK and buy new strikers.
PremAndUp(Quote)
Newcastle management is spineless and gutless. They claimed to be the richest club in the world but would not come out with additional money to compete with the others. Eddie Howe is ball less and useless too
J(Quote)
We can’t afford to sell him if we haven’t brought in other reliable goal scorers. However much someone is willing to pay.
Cc(Quote)
The whole mess has exposed PIF as p*** weak making the club a laughing stock!
It has more or less done Howe in as well as he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights exposing him as small time and every inch a jumped up lower league manager!
X.Y,WHY,MAN.(Quote)
Sesko prefers Manure over us with no European football either.
Why? Because they will pay the monster salary!
Isak wants to move, Why? Because Liverpool will pay the monster salary!
We will never be able to compete with PSR and FFP the way it stands.
PIF are spineless and should be challenging the unfair competition laws.
Joseph(Quote)
If Isak want’s to explore his options then let him. Tell him his options
are: Stay and see your 3 years out with Newcastle United, or you can leave
to any football club in the world except a Premier league club.
Steve(Quote)
Marmardashvili, Elliott, Nunez and £50 million.
Deal.
Joseph(Quote)
Strong smell of mackem cheesy chips on this thread, couple of the usual suspects above. Lock up your seagulls lads 😆😆😆
East stand(Quote)
No way would I take Nunez and help them out with that problem mind. I’m fact I wouldn’t take any of their cast offs, unless it was rock bottom price for Elliott. Then maybe, but not sure he fits our style. Make them pay the big £££
East stand(Quote)
The blog is infected with makem jealousy😵💫 and a “ fan “who writes and repeats media whatifery click bait
If Newcastle sell isak good profit if they don’t good striker not required … the squad won the cup and qualified for champs league not isak .. take £150 million and get rid he is not Ronaldo or even halland but a good over priced striker whose club plays to his strengths and has had two good seasons with injuries .. our development team
Did great against Arsenals strong selection and without issk scored two goals 🙈 🙏
Mike(Quote)
We need to get more sponsors to generate money .Surely there must be more available in the Middle East ?
I think that Nunez should be considered in part exchange.
He is a proven PL scorer and with guidance from EH would do well.
MagpieJo(Quote)
This latest £65m deal kicking off a domino effect at Newcastle is huge — Liverpool’s sale of Luis Díaz to Bayern could finally give them the funds to chase Isak, and everything seems to be falling into place. Transfers like this show just how intertwined modern football finances are: one high-value move often sets off a chain reaction across several clubs. In many ways, it’s similar to managing cash flow in real life. You sometimes need a bit of upfront capital or a helping hand to make a bigger move — whether that’s chasing your dream purchase or launching a bold project. That’s where tools like paydasay.com can come in handy. Just like clubs manoeuvring through transfer windows
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