Liverpool agree personal terms with Alexander Isak on record transfer

The Swedish striker has reportedly announced his intention to leave the club and appears set to depart after three seasons at St James’ Park. While reports from the Newcastle camp claim he missed the club’s tour of Singapore with a “minor thigh injury”, multiple outlets believe the striker’s absence is because he was asked to leave by the club.

Isak has reportedly agreed to join Liverpool, with the Merseyside club now gearing up to sign him this summer in a deal that would once again break Liverpool’s transfer record.

According to Sasha Tavoleri, the Premier League champions plan to hold fresh talks this week over the possibility of Isak moving to Anfield this summer.

Writing on Sky Sports, the transfer expert claims the prolific 6ft 2in striker has made Liverpool his priority and has agreed a five-year contract with personal terms and salary demands met.

The Reds now plan to negotiate with the Tyneside club in the “next few hours” and present a written offer to finalise the deal, according to reports.

Bold takeover

Arne Slot has overseen nearly £300m of big-money signings, including Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitik, Jeremy Frimpong and Milos Kerkezi – but Liverpool are showing no signs of slowing down as they work to complete a blockbuster transfer to sign Isak and complete their attacking rebuild.

The 25-year-old was in hot form last season, scoring 27 goals and providing six assists, second only to Mohamed Salah in Premier League goals.

If Liverpool reach an agreement on Isaac’s transfer, Slot will have one of the most lethal strikers in Europe to help the team regain the league title and make a bloody breakthrough in the Champions League next season.

Although the Reds know Newcastle United are demanding £150m for Isak to leave, Tavoleri noted that the Reds will make an initial offer of £100m in the negotiations and is optimistic that the two sides will agree on a transfer fee of around £120m, plus performance-related incentives.