Bayern Munich to help Liverpool strike MOMENTOUS Alexander Isak deal

Liverpool have spent close to £200m so far during this transfer window. Landmark arrivals include Florian Wirtz in a deal potentially worth £116m as well as Milos Kerkez (£45m) and Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m).

It now appears the Reds will enter a phase of selling - before later committing to other transfers further down the line. The club have got ambitions to add a new centre-forward and could probably use a new centre-back given the scale of uncertainty in the position.

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Before that, outgoings are required. Alexander Isak is thought to be the first-pick at No9. Newcastle woud like to sign him to a new contract but this deal doesn’t appear as improbable as it once did.

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The Swede would certainly be attracted by the bright lights of Anfield but Richard Hughes and Arne Slot will have to come up with a fee of over £100m as well as a sizeable wage packet.

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In order to do so, they could opt to offload one or more of their current forward options. It looks like Dominik Szoboszlai is set to stay in the lineup, meaning Wirtz reverting to a left-sided starting role.

If the 22-year-old plays from the left then there will be no need for both Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz. One could be sold and Bayern Munich are now reported to be interested in both.

The Bavarians had ambitions of adding Nico Williams as a replacement for Leroy Sane but it looks like he could be off to Barcelona if they can get a deal done with Athletic Club.

And Christian Falk has told Caught Offside that the German champions have Gakpo and Diaz in line as a backup option.

Bayern want Diaz AND Gakpo

“Max Eberl should already be looking for alternative candidates for the wing. Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, for example, could be back on the radar,” he said.

“The player is said to be a personal favourite of Eberl.

“After initial talks with the Gakpo side, there has been no contact with the agents recently. That could now quickly change again. Teammate Luis Diaz also remains a candidate.”

Bayern can help Liverpool land Isak

Diaz is out of contract in 2027 - and could be sold this summer in order to avoid losing him for a diminished fee. Gakpo is two years younger and under contract for a year longer - and would fetch a higher price in the market.

With Diaz being valued by the club at around €80m, it means Gakpo could be in the bracket higher than that - potentially up to €100m.

Should Liverpool achieve a sale of Gakpo in that category then it would radically boost their chances of signing Isak further on in the window.

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Clearing out Gakpo’s wages - along with those of Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa - would go a long way towards covering the Isak costs. So Bayern Munich could be about to help Hughes and Slot land their ideal striker this summer.