According to the British press, Newcastle's Saudi Arabia owner is determined not to sell Alexander Isak, even if the striker wants to negotiate with Liverpool.
The “stupid” of the Swedish striker – who scored 27 goals last season, not to sell at any price, despite the champions of the Premier League championship approached him.
The Isak side is still not satisfied because Newcastle hesitated to extend the contract or raise the salary as promised, which made Liverpool hope to be able to recruit a 25 -year -old star.
In the midst of the deadlock, coach Arne Slot and Liverpool jumped in “skimming on” Newcastle in the Hugo Ekitike deal from Frankfurt – who was “injected” to play with Isak.
Frankfurt refused to offer Newcastle's £ 70 million on Tuesday, but Liverpool is currently negotiating and believes that the nearly £ 80 million fee will help them successfully recruit the 23 -year -old star, who agreed to a 6 -year contract with The Reds.
The President of Newcastle, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, is on the side of coach Eddie Howe and resolutely not selling Isak, even if the deal can break the transfer record in the UK.
The foggy media emphasized that Isak felt disappointed from 12 months ago, when the promise of raising the salary from £ 130,000/week of the former co -ownership of Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi did not come true.
Former Sports Manager Paul Mitchell postponed the negotiations at the time because he thought that Isak's current salary was high enough for the contract to have a period until 2028. Although Mitchell has left, the negotiation process has not progressed, and it is still unclear whether Isak is ready to commit long -term future with Newcastle.
Newcastle is willing to break Tran Luong to retain Isak, with a salary of more than £ 200,000/week, the highest in club history. Currently, Isak is with the entire Newcastle team to attend the pre -season tour at Austria, and it is unclear whether he will play in a friendly match against Celtic at Parkhead on July 19.