Liverpool about to UNLOCK £130m Alexander Isak deal

Liverpool have got Alexander Isak in their sights. The Newcastle forward has made it clear he wishes to leave St. James’ Park and has got NO intention of signing a new contract.

Nonetheless, the striker is out of contract in 2028 and so the Magpies are entitled to set a high price for him.

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A fee of between £120m and £130m has been mentioned for the 25-year-old - with Liverpool unfazed about breaking the British transfer record for a SECOND time in one summer.

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Current record holder Florian Wirtz only moved to the Reds a matter of weeks ago - for a fee that could end up reaching £116m.

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If the opportunity arises to land Isak - who scored 23 goals in the Premier League last year - then expect sporting director Richard Hughes to pull the trigger.

The club will however require sales in order to fund the next stage of their transfer plan. Wirtz and the rest of the arrivals have cost Liverpool in the region of £260m so far this summer.

Money will need to be clawed back - although €75m will soon be deposited in the account from Bayern Munich for Luis Diaz. That takes Liverpool about halfway towards their Isak total - and Darwin Nunez could help pay for the rest.

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The Uruguay international, 26, cost Liverpool up to £85m when he moved from Benfica back in 2022 but it’s no secret that he’s available this summer.

Hughes is in a good position to command a high fee given the duration of Nunez’s contract - which extends to 2028.

There have been several suitors in the mix for the No9 - including Atletico Madrid, Napoli and AC Milan but his future looks set to be played out in Saudi Arabia.

Al-Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi was last week reported to have requested the signing of Nunez but now a new side has emerged on the radar.

Al-Ahli considering Nunez bid

Having sold Liverpool icon Roberto Firimino to Al-Sadd in Qatar last week, Al-Ahli have got a vacancy up top and according to Paul Joyce in The Times they have got Nunez in mind.

“Darwin Núñez is another player who could move on, with clubs in the Saudi Pro League having long tracked the Uruguay forward,” the report reads. “Al-Ahli are the latest team to consider bidding for Núñez.”

Liverpool would like to bank around £70m for Nunez, who only scored five Premier League goals last season. If they can achieve that sum from Al-Ahli then it would mean the club are close to their funding target for making an Isak bid.

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It’s sad that things haven’t worked out for Nunez, who played no part in the weekend preseason defeat to AC Milan, but the time has come for the Reds to make a significant upgrade up top.

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