Liverpool have indicated interest in signing Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak and are prepared to splash £120m on the player.
The prolific Sweden international was known to be a key target for Arne Slot’s reigning Premier League champions as they seek the addition of a new top-level center forward before the window closes on September 1, having already spent £116 million on Florian Wirtz and also signed the likes of Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Isak was said to have been on a three-man striker shortlist on Merseyside also featuring Eintracht Frankfurt’s in-demand frontman Hugo Ekitike and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, whom Galatasaray tried to sign on a permanent basis after his successful loan spell last season.
According to a report from The Athletic, Liverpool have now made an official approach to Newcastle about signing Isak in a deal worth around £120m, which would represent another new British transfer record.
Isak currently remains under contract at St. James’ Park until the summer of 2028 and has become one of the world’s best strikers since moving to Tyneside from Real Sociedad for a club-record £62m fee in 2022, scoring 62 goals in 109 total appearances across all competitions so far, including 27 in 42 last season.
