Liverpool have 'new proposal' for Alexander Isak as Newcastle make decision for friendly double-header

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·8 Agustus 2025

Liverpool have 'new proposal' for Alexander Isak as Newcastle make decision for friendly double-header

Reds remain interested in the want-away Newcastle striker

Alexander Isak is set to miss Newcastle’s upcoming friendlies as Liverpool ‘ready to submit a new proposal’.

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The Sweden international, who netted 23 Premier League goals last season, has not featured for the Magpies as they prepare for the new campaign.

Left out of the squad for the 4-0 loss to Celtic as a result of intense transfer speculation, Isak did not travel to Asia for Newcastle’s pre-season tour which meant he was absent for games against Arsenal, a K-League XI and Tottenham.

Although a minor thigh injury was cited as the reason for Isak not flying out to Asia, he has since been ordered to train away from the first-team squad.

"You have to earn the right to train with us," Eddie Howe said. "We are Newcastle United. The player has a responsibility here to be part of a team and part of a squad - you have to act in the right way.

“So that is also at play here. We will make sure that any player does that to earn the right to train with the group.

“No player can expect to act poorly and train with the group as normal."

Future in limbo: Alexander Isak

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Despite taking this course of action, there had been suggestions that Howe was ready to call upon Isak for friendlies against Espanyol and Atletico Madrid.

However, according to the Daily Mail, it has been decided that the 25-year-old will not feature in either game.

This may alert Liverpool who remain interested in signing Isak despite seeing a £110million plus add-ons bid rejected by Newcastle last week.

In fact, journalist Fabrizio Romano has stated that the Premier League champions have a “new proposal, ready to be submitted if Newcastle open the doors to the move”.

Amid reports that the Magpies value Isak at around £150m - a British transfer record should a deal materialise - the Reds can get close to that figure with the funds brought in from Darwin Nunez’s imminent move to Al-Hilal.

That said, it has been widely reported that Newcastle will not sanction Isak’s exit unless a replacement is signed. So far the club have missed out on deals for Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko, but could enter the race for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.