Liverpool learn MIND-BLOWING cost of completing Alexander Isak deal
Liverpool have received some incredibly positive news in their pursuit of Alexander Isak.
According to the latest reports from David Ornstein and other trusted transfer journalists, Isak has turned down Newcastle’s attempts to sign him to a new contract.
He shan’t be joining the Geordies for their preseason fixtures in Asia either - with the official reason for his absence offered as a minor thigh injury.
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With his current deal expiring in 2028, the Magpies were thought to be keen on renewing their star forward and giving him a big pay increase.
Isak turns down Newcastle
Isak is currently earning £120k per week - according to various sources - about as much as Liverpool pay Federico Chiesa.
That is vastly beneath what the Sweden international is worth in comparison to his striking peers - with the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland taking home many multiples of that number.
Newcastle were prepared to go to £200k per week for the renewal - comfortably their highest-earning player in history - but even that wouldn’t be sufficient. The 25-year-old has now reportedly informed his employers that he wishes to seek a transfer elsewhere.
And guess who are the favourites at the front of the queue? That’s right, it’s Liverpool.
Isak's £300k per week demands
In order to land the former Borussia Dortmund forward however, Liverpool will need to match his new salary demands.
Isak is ready to charge £300k per week for his services - a sum which would place him under only Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah in the pecking order.
But if Liverpool get the likes of Chiesa, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz off the books this summer - they would be able to reassign those salary totals to Isak.
That would go a long way towards guaranteeing Isak the pay he believes he deserves.
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It brings into focus the staggering costs involved in signing Isak. Newcastle would reluctantly part with their iconic No14 - but only for a British record sum. According to the latest report in the Times, the Reds are standing by with a £130m bid for Isak.
That would cap a truly momentous summer of spending for the Anfield side - who have also signed Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Isak would top the lot - coming in at even more than the current record-holder - Wirtz - whose signing could top £116m if all add-ons are met.
Factor in the salary and you get an idea of the scale of the deal Liverpool are about to pull off.
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Let’s say Isak will command his entire £300k per week salary demands. And given he’s only 25, it’s likely Liverpool would give him a five-year deal as a minimum.
£300k gross per week equates to £15.6m a year. If you multiply that figure by five you get to an incredible £78m outlay. That goes on top of the transfer fee - which would be £130m+ .
So Liverpool will be shelling out £208m minimum to sign Isak for a five-year contract. Isak’s wages could also be topped up by bonuses and add-ons if a certain number of games, goals or trophies are met.
The more successful Isak becomes, the more money Liverpool will owe.
But one thing is for sure. Liverpool are a far more suitable home for Isak - one of the best strikers in the world right now.
They can afford it - thanks to improved Champions League and Premier League prize money, new sponsorship deals, a new Adidas kit deal, revenues from the new stand at Anfield as well as savings made in the budget due to outgoing players.
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Not only that but they are the pre-eminent club in the country as Premier League champions - and one of the very best teams in Europe.
Isak scored 23 Premier League goals last season and has now outgrown his surroundings. It is time for him to land at the best club in England where he belongs.
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Comments
Several things for me....is Isak really worth $208m? No!! Will he be a good addition to LFC? Yes!! Isak needs to be made to realiiize that coming to LFC is coming to a club where HE can write his own story into becoming a football legend, LFC is giving him that opportunity!! He WILL win trophies at LFC, his name WILL be known in many living rooms worldwide, mentioned in the same breath as Ronaldo, his team mate Salah, Messi, Mbappe and the like. He wants to be a global brand, LFC is where he needs to be!! He must tamper his demands with this in mind, as he still has TO EARN the accolades! There, I have made the preamble to going after him.
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