Transfer | £120 million record! Isak's move to Liverpool enters countdown, Premier League landscape set for new changes
The Premier League transfer market is brewing an earthquake - level deal: Liverpool plan to offer £120 million for Newcastle United striker Isak, a figure that is expected to set a new record in British football transfers. If the deal goes through, it will not only surpass the £116 million Liverpool paid to sign Wirtz this summer, but also potentially reshape the competitive landscape of the new Premier League season.
The 25 - year - old Swedish striker is determined to leave. On July 24th, he formally submitted a transfer request to Newcastle. Behind his absence from the Asian tour on the grounds of a "thigh injury" is his disappointment with the club's failure to fulfill its promise of a salary increase. Although manager Eddie Howe insisted that he "believes he will stay", he also admitted that "nothing is 100% guaranteed". Liverpool's offer of £300,000 a week, which is more than twice his current salary at Newcastle, has completely ignited his desire to transfer.
Liverpool's bold gamble stems from the emergency in the forward line: Díaz is about to join Bayern Munich for €75 million, Jota died unexpectedly, Núñez has been put on the transfer list, and Salah, the Golden Boot winner of last season, is in urgent need of a strong partner. Isak won the Premier League Silver Boot last season with an efficiency of 54 goals in 86 games, and the impact of the "new Ibrahimović" is exactly what Anfield needs. In addition, with the club's commercial revenue exceeding €350 million, new sponsorships and the confidence brought by the stadium expansion, the Fenway Group has the capital to take a desperate gamble - it should be noted that they have spent €300 million to sign 7 players including Wirtz and Ekitić this summer.
The player's own attitude has become the key. The media confirmed: "Isak has no contact with Al Hilal, and he only wants to go to Liverpool." The Swedish international has reached an agreement with the Reds on a five - year contract and even rejected the temptation of a weekly salary of £600,000 from the Saudi team, which shows his dedication to the Premier League competitive stage.
At present, the progress of the deal is about 60%, and Liverpool's first offer of £120 million may still be difficult to impress Newcastle. But whether the final transaction price is £120 million or £150 million, this transfer has raised the upper limit of the Premier League arms race. When the "Golden Boot + Silver Boot" combination of Salah and Isak may appear together, the flames of the new Premier League season have already been ignited in the smoke of the transfer market.
